LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Dover, Kent.—At nine o'clock on the night of the 24th of September, 1955, the police reported that the motor yacht Remedy, which had a crew of two, was in distress between the South Goodwin lightvessel and the Goodwin Sands. At 9.35 the...

ONT the 4th of September, 1956, the life-boat Jean Charcot, stationed at Molene and belonging to the Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufrages, overturned when being launched to go to the help of the yacht Mathan. Six of the crew were...

CAPSIZED Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 1.5 p.m. on 16th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the lighthouse keeper that a small yacht had capsized about a quarter of a mile off...

Southend - on - Sea, Essex. — About 10.25 on the night of the 1st of Sep- tember, 1951, the coastguard reported that flares and a rocket had been seen off Shell Ness Point, and at 10.46 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3, was...

EIGHT NAVAL CADETS TOWED TO SAFETY Salcombe, Devon. At 11.20 p.m. on Saturday the 13th of July, 1963, the Prawle Point coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties off Gammon Head and that her crew were...

Eastbourne, Sussex.—The motor lifeboat Jane Holland was launched at 12.10 P.M. on the 23rd July, as it had been reported that the Royal Sovereign light-vessel was flying a distress signal.

A S.W. gale was blowing, with a...

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Avon Rubber Co. Ltd 453 E. P. Barrus Ltd 455 Birds Eye Foods Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover Brooke Marine Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd. . . . . . ....

The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 4.35 on 22nd July, 1967, information was given that distress flares had been seen two miles from the life-boat station. The life-boat The Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service No. 33} was launched at 4.58 in a...