LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Flower
Stornoway, Orkneys - At 8.30 p.m.
on I2th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the m.f.v. Flower that a member of her crew had severely injured his leg. The...
Oranje Nassau
Penlee, Cornwall - At n a.m. on 28th May, 1966, the honorary secretary was told that the life-boat would be needed at about 8 a.m. the following day to bring an injured man ashore from the Dutch motor vessel Oranje...
A Rowing Boat
Dover, Kent. At 1.43 on the after- noon of the 20th of July, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the police had reported a rowing boat in difficulties off Copt Point. At two o'clock the life-boat Southern Africa put out...
Topaz
Newhaven, Sussex. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 21st of September, 1958, the coastguard reported that the police had seen a small sailing yacht in distress one mile off Peacehaven with clothing tied to the masthead. At five o'clock the...
Ratafia
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 9.5 on the evening of the 27th of Septem- ber, 1958, the coastguard at Foreland informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was in distress two miles south of the look-out. At 9.14 the life-boat Jesse...
Confide
Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 6.43 on the evening of the 14th of October, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a local fishing boat was overdue and the relations of the crew were becoming anxious. At 8.2 the life- boat Lady...
Mary
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At seven o'clock on the evening of the 29th of December, 1958, the coxswain saw an object burning near the pier. The life- boat Douglas Hyde put out at 7.15 in a rough sea, with a strong westerly wind...
Glenwood
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 11.15 on the morning of the 26th of April, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a motor barge needed help one mile north-east of the North Knob buoy. At 11.36 the life-boat Greater London II (Civil...
Katie
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was burning red flares four miles off Mil- ford-on-sea. The life-boat John...
Fishing Vessels
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 8.30 on the morning of the 13th of November, 1959, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that some local motor fishing vessels, which were out in a full south- south-easterly gale and a very rough sea, would be...