LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret
Nov. 16TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
The motor fishing boat Margaret, which had gone to sea at daybreak, had not returned by 12.30 P.M. and anxiety was felt for her safety. A W.S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea. At 1.10 P...
A National Fire Service Float
APRIL 7TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 6.25 P.M. the naval control asked for the help of the life-boat with a national fire service float which was in difficulties at the loading pier. A S.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The...
Bug
FEBRUARY 7TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 12.57 A . M . a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head, that a rocket had been seen a mile east of Rosehearty. A strong S.E. wind was blowing, with a rough...
Diane
DECEMBER 18TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
About 11.30 in the morning messages were received from the coastguard and the R.A.F. that a yacht off Newlyn was dragging her anchors in a dangerous position and in need of immediate help....
The Sailing Barge Astrild
MAY 2ND. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 2.40 in the morning a message was received from Southend coastguard that a vessel was burning flares and firing rockets three miles east of Southend pier. A strong easterly breeze was blowing, and...
Aileena, of Glasgow
JUNE 5TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At eleven in the morning the Castletown coastguard reported a small yacht in Derbyhaven Bay flying a signal. A later message said that she had lost her small boat and that her cable had parted. A...
Rose Mary
DECEMBER 7TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
When the evening came the local motor fishing boat Rose Mary had not returned and anxiety was felt for her safety.
About eleven o’clock the coastguard reported a small...
The Motor Fishing Boats Laurel and Faithful
DECEMBER 21ST. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
At 1.45 in the afternoon the motor fishing boat Laurel put out from St. Abbs to search for another local boat, the motor fishing boat Faithful, which, with a crew of three on board,...
River Ythan
AUGUST 11TH. - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.
At 11 P.M. the naval officer in command asked for the life-boat to go out to a vessel aground on Pilling Sands. She was the trawler River Ythan, of Fleetwood, loaded with fish and...
High seas, low fuel
3 April: A father and son were bringing their yacht from Troon to Whitehaven when they ran out of fuel in a force 9, 12 miles from their destination. Workington’s Tyne class lifeboat launched at 4.45pm and headed...
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