LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Snafelle
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 8.35 on the night of the 30th of September, 1951, the coastguard reported that a forty-feet yacht was ashore about a mile off Scrapsgate, Isle of Sheppey, and at 8.45 the life-boat, Greater London, Civil Service...
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Ann Young
YACHT ESCORTED INTO HARBOUR Ramsgate, Kent. At 6.3 on the evening of the 1st April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties half a mile east of Quern buoy and was flying distress signals. There...
Alison Mary
ESCORT FOR BOAT WITH CREW MEMBER ABOARD St. Abbs, Berwickshire. On the morning of the 26th June, 1962, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing boat Alison Mary, which was long overdue from fishing. There was a fresh northerly...
Robbe
NINE RESCUED FROM YACHT IN GALE Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 2.35 on the morning of the 7th August, 1962, a man telephoned to say that cries for help could be heard off Bouldnor and that red flares could be seen. Thirteen minutes later the...
Larkspur
SIX RESCUED FROM CABIN CRUISER IN NEAR GALE The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 28th October, 1962, a message was received from the coastguard that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in difficulties north-west of Port...
The S.S. Onshun
DOCTOR TAKEN OUT TO LIBERIAN STEAMER Eastbourne, Sussex. At 11.6 on the morning of the llth May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man on board the s.s. Onshun of Monrovia, had received severe burns and needed...
Three Motor Boats and a Rowing Boat
FOUR ESCORTED At 3.43 p.m. on I7th November, 1963, the east pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that several small boats were out fishing in rapidly deteriorating weather. There was a near gale from the south-west with a rough...
Huntress
At 11.30 a.m. on 6th April, 1969, the second coxswain reported that a small boat was drifting out to sea towards the Chequers Shoal buoy.
The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 11.58 in a fresh north easterly...
A Dinghy (4)
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 1.10 a.m. on 7th November, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been sighted a quarter of a mile east of the north pier. At 1.18 thelife-boat Khami slipped her...