LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Dinghies
Troon, Ayrshire - At 1.37 p.m. on 4th October, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two small boats were adrift near Garrock head. The life-boat James and Barbara Aitken slipped her moorings at two o'clock in a north...
San Giorgio
The Lizard/Cadgwith, Cornwall-At 10.23 p.m. on 26th June, 1968, the honorary secretary picked up a radio distress call, confirmed shortly afterwards by the coastguard, that the trimaran San Giorgio was in difficulties 12 miles south south...
Provider
Workington, Cumberland - At 9.15 a.m. on 27th September, 1958, the coastguard sent an anticipatory message to the coxswain tha the fishing boat Provider, with two men on board, which had left Harrington on the previous afternoon, was overdue...
A Dinghy (1)
Port Erin, Isle of Man - At 5.35 p.m.
on 21st July, 1969, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a dinghy with three people on board was in difficulties in Port Erin bay. The life-boat Matthew Simpson was launched at 5.50 in a...
Calypso V
St. Peter Port, Guernsey - At 12.15 a.m. on 7th July, 1969, following reports of flares seen off the north east end of the island of Guernsey, information was received that the yacht Calypso V, with a crew of four, was in difficulties three...
The Dowsing Lightvessel
Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.30 a.m.
on 19th October, 1966, news was received that a member of the crew of the Dowsing lightvessel required to be taken ashore for medical treatment. As there was no urgency it was decided to...
St. Lucia
At 4.55 p.m. on 8th December, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an attempt to take an injured man off the trawler St. Lucia by helicopter had been unsuccessful owing to the bad weather, and requested that the...
A Punt
At 9 p.m. on 28th January, 1967, a small boat with two men on board was reported missing after leaving for Reenard at 6.45. The life-boat Rowland Watts left her moorings at 9.25 and searched for the missing boat. There was a gale force...
Ginette, of Audierne
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 10.45 a-mon 18th March, 1967, a French fishing vessel was reported to be in difficulties half a mile north west of St. Ives Head.
The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched at 11...
A Boat
At 2.40 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was ashore at Rocka- Nore. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 2.46 in a south westerly gale and a very rough sea. It was high...