LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Skugga
Dungeness, Kent.—At 9.25 on the night of the llth of September, 1955, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that a boat was burning red flares east of Rye Harbour. Ten minutes later the life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched. The sea...
Fair Maiden
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1956, the police informed the coxswain that a yacht was firing flares in Normans Bay. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 3.23 in a rough sea with a moderate...
Susie
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 10.42 in the morning of the 28th of May, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in distress one and a half miles west-south-west of Clacton pier, and at 10.50 the Sir Godfrey Baring was launched. The sea...
Five of Hearts
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 9.40 on the night of the 2nd of October, 1952, the police re- ported that a motor cruiser was in difficulties about one mile from Brey- don Swing Bridge, and at 10.10 the life-boat Mary Scott, on...
The Converted Dutch Sailing Barge Dobber
Clacton-on- Sea, Essex.—At 3.32 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1953, a yacht was reported to be in distress east of the pier, and at 3.38 the life- boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched.
The sea was rough, with a...
A Catamaran
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.20 on the morn- ing of the 14th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had burnt flares about a mile south-east of Selsey. A strong west- south-westerly wind was blowing, and the sea...
Armen
Dover, Kent. — At 11.50 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1956, the Sandgate coastguard reported that the German tanker Wilhelmina Ess- berger had requested the help of the life-boat to land survivors from the French yacht Armen. Her...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
ARMY CADETS TAKEN OFF DINGHY Troon, Ayrshire. On the afternoon of the 29th May, 1963, the coxswain noticed that a sailing dinghy seemed to be in difficulties in the bay, but as a yacht was near by he took no further immediate action. At 4.30...
The Annual Three Peaks Race Starts from Barmouth
The annual Three Peaks Race starts from Barmouth and finishes at Fort William, calling at Caernarvon and Ravenglass on the way, where crew members have to disembark and run up Snowdon and Scafell Pike. The race ends with a 13-mile run up Ben... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Admiralty Tug St. Oliver
APRIL 13TH. - BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY.
At 9.15 P.M. a message was received from the commander of the Menai Straits yacht patrol that a tug, which had stranded near Puffin Island, was sinking rapidly. A light S.W. breeze was...