LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

FROM AN ARTICLE on Horton and Port Eynon ILB station by Mr C. R. Chatterton published in the Newsletter of Reardon Smith Line. Mr Chatterton is chairman of both the shipping line and the ILB station branch: 'Operating an inshore lifeboat...

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Walmer.Kent.—On the 6th of August, 1954, two boys walked round the cliff from St. Margaret's to Kingsdown, but were trapped by the tide at Kingsdown. They both tried to swim round the cliff, but one of them got into difficulties. His...

Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.55 on the morning of the 8th of July, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the Ports- mouth naval authorities had reported that the fleet tender Sybella (M.F.V.

1564) had gone aground east of Beachy...

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At twelve noon on the 10th of February, 1953, the Superintendent of Trinity House asked if the life-boat would take a mechanic to the Helwick lightvessel, as the light needed attention. At 9.35 on the morning of the...

Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...

NOVEMBER 22ND. - WICKLOW. At 10 in the morning distress signals were made by the motor schooner Windermere, of Arklow, a mile N.N.E. of Wicklow pier, and the motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched immediately. A strong S.S.E. gale was...

Aberdovey, Gwynedd January 10.

Arbroath, Angus January 4.

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland December 10.

Blackpool, (1)1171, Lancashire February 19.

Blackpool, (D528),...