LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Miss Mitzy
St. Helier, Jersey - At 10.3 a.m. on 29th July, 1969, air traffic control informed the assistant honorary secretary that an aircraft had sighted a yacht which was firing red flares to the north of the island. The lifeboat Elizabeth Rippon...
Zerobe
At 3.50 a.m. on 24th May, 1967, information was received that the yacht Zerobe, with her sails gone, was in tow nine miles south east of Southwold. Thetow line had parted twice. The life-boat Alfred and Patience Gottwald was launched at 4.40...
Neutrino
Salcombe, Devon - At 10.35 a.m.
on I2th June, 1966, concern was felt for the crew of two of a yacht anchored at Hallsands. There was a moderate easterly breeze with a calm sea. It was two hours before high water. The...
Jo
At 10.18 A.M. on the.29th, July a message was received from the Coastguard that a small yacht had been dismasted near Orfordness, and wanted help. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain squalls. The Motor Life-boat A...
Maroc
On the even- ing of the 21st July two men and two women visitors put out from the har- bour in the motor yacht Maroc, in a moderate N.W. breeze, with a rough sea, not knowing the danger they would run in returning. The motor life-boat...
lona (1)
Ramsgate, Kent.—Soon after midnight on the 5th-6th September the watchman on East Pier reported that the local motor yacht lona had broken down off the harbour. The weather was calm, but there was a strong tide, and the yacht was drifting...
Hawkinge
ANOTHER YACHT IN PERIL Appledore, Devon.—At 8.50 in the evening of the 23rd of April, 1947, the yacht Hawk, of Southampton, which was moored in the pool, made distress signals. A strong west-north-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea...
Vole
At 7. p.m. on loth June, 1966, a yacht was reported aground to the west of the pier. There was a light north easterly wind with a slight sea and thick fog. It was one hour after low water. The no. 2 life-boat William Henry and Mary King...
Iliad
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 10th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized near Monkstone Point. At 3.50 the life- boat Henry Comber Brown was launched in a moderate...
Argus
Dover, Kent - At 7.10 p.m. on 5th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulties and drifting towards the Goodwin sands. At 7.22 the life-boat Faithful Forester was launched. It was three hours...