LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat and Six Yachts
TWO LIFE-BOATS PUT OUT TO YACHT Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, and Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 1.5 on the afternoon of the 14th August, 1962, the Llandudno coastguard reported that a small motor boat, which had six yachts in tow, was making no...
A Dinghy and a Sailing Dinghy
TWO CALLS TO DINGHIES IN ONE EVENING Blackpool, Lancashire. At 5.45 on the evening of the 1st June, 1963, the Fleetwood coastguard telephoned to say three youths in a rubber dinghy were drifting out to sea a mile off Rossall Point. At 6.15...
The Training Ketch Warspite and Sea Hog
Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 4th of October, 1959, the police at Whitley Bay told the honorary secretary that a ketch was in difficulties off Table Rocks in Whitley Bay. Eight minutes later the life-boat Isaac...
Emulate, Radiant Morn, Harvest Moon and Jean
Amble, Northumberland. At 11.5 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the local coble Emulate was overdue from fishing. It was almost high water when, at 11.15, the life-boat Millie Walton...
Faith Star, Pilot Me and Success
Whitby, Yorkshire.—Before daybreak on the 24th of November, 1955, the fishing boats Faith Star, Pilot Me and Success put to sea in worsening weather.
The Faith Star returned to harbourand at noon the no. 2 harbour pulling...
The Motor Fishing Vessels Astor and Leidulf
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1956, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that a Norwegian fishing vessel was ashore on Yasa Skerry and that another in attempting to help her had also run aground. The life-boat...
A Pram Dinghy and Coral Star
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 11.9 on the night of 21st April, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that two men had been reported to have left Cowes pontoon in an 8-ft. pram dinghy for their ship in Cowes Roads, and there...
A Boat and a Sailing Boat
Moelfre, Anglesey. At 11.55 on the morning of the 9th August, 1961, the coxswain learnt that a small boat with one person on board was in difficulty about three quarters of a mile off shore in Red Wharf Bay. A helicopter was called, and...
Good Hope and the Buckie Boat Comet
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 7.05 a.m.
on 2nd April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Good Hope of Wick had been in collision with the Buckie boat Comet.
The Good...
A Sea Cadet Whaler and Gypsy
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 5.45 on the afternoon of the 30th of September, 1956, the Formby coastguard reported that a Sea Cadet whaler, with three men on board, was on the rocks near Seaforth radio station. At six o'clock the life-boat...