LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St. Jacques
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 3.34 on the afternoon of the 9th of March, 1940, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched one hour before low water to go to the help of the fishing vessel St. Jacques of Vaag, Faroe Islands, which...
Windsor Rose
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 16th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing boat Windsor Rose was trying to make har- bour in worsening weather...
Fishing Cobles
Escort duty ON TUESDAY, January 28, 1975, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Bridlington lifeboat at 1130 that a number of fishing cobles were still at sea and the weather was deteriorating.At 1235, high water, William Henry...
A Dinghy
Taking water ON SUNDAY, JULY 11, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Horton and Port Eynon ILB station that red flares had been reported off Oxwich Point, and at 2007 the ILB was launched and set course at full speed for the...
A Catamaran and a Yacht
TWO VESSELS AIDED Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 4.42 p.m.
on nth July, 1965, the coxswain was told that a yacht was aground on Buxey Sands. There was a strong south-westerly breeze and a rough sea. It was almost low water. The...
Kingfish
MOTOR LAUNCH SANK At 3.5 p.m. on 29th August, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt that a motor launch which had gone out across the bar in heavy weather to attempt to salvage a capsized sailing boat had sprung a leak.
The...
Reclaim
Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.9 p.m. on loth November, 1965, the coastguard at Deal informed the honorary secretary that the Margate coastguard had observed a vessel burning flares two miles north-east of Foreness Point. The lifeboat Michael and Lily...
Bluebell and Ebenezer
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. At 7.42 p.m. on 27th November, 1965, the honorary secretary was told that the fishing boat Bluebell had been towing another fishing boat the Ebenezer (which had no lights) when the tow rope...
Radio Caroline
Ramsey, Isle of Man - At n p.m. on 22nd March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that they had intercepted a message from the wireless transmitting station Radio Caroline in Ramsey Bay that there was an injured man on...
A Cabin Cruiser
Hartlepool, Co. Durham - At 7 p.m. on 22nd May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties three quarters of a mile north-east of Hartlepool.
The life-boat City of Bradford...