LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford - At 9 p.m. on 13th July, 1968, the honorary secretary was informed thata yacht with two men on board was aground on the rocks at the foot of the cliff outside Dunmore harbour.
The life-boat H. F...
West Winds
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 6.45 p.m. on 19th August, 1968, the coastguard reported that a yacht was in difficulties off Bodelias point.
The life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched at 7.10 in a south south...
Khojak
Plymouth, Devon - At 5.44 a.m. on 16th September, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the British vessel Chartsman was standing by the yacht Khojak 13 miles off Eddystone lighthouse.
The life-boat Thomas...
Jamaica
Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 12.38 p.m.
on 20th December, 1968, the coastguard reported that a sick man aboard the trawler Jamaica required medical attention. The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick, with a doctor on board, slipped...
A Dinghy
Workington, Cumberland - At 8.39 p.m. on llth September, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that he had received reports of a small boat flashing a white light about one and a half miles off Harrington. The signal appeared...
A Dinghy (1)
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 12.20 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the coastguardtold the life-boat coxswain that a distress signal had been seen from a small boat off Lendalfoot. The lifeboat Inbhear Mor, on temporary duty at the station, slipped...
Lara
New Brighton, Cheshire - At 7.38 p.m.
on 21st September, 1969, the coastguard reported a cabin cruiser in difficulties off New Brighton slipway.
The life-boat Norman B. Cor left slipped her moorings at...
Dawn (1)
Exmouth, Devon. At 9.48 on the morning of the 29th of September, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning flares one mile south of Otterton Head.
The life-boat Maria Noble was launched at 10...
Rosemary
Scarborough, Yorkshire. As the weather grew worse on the morning of the 5th of December, 1958, some anxiety was felt for the local fishing coble Rosemary, which was at sea, and at 10.30 it was decided to launch the life-boat/. G....
British Angler
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht had cap- sized west of the pier. At 3.35 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30) was...