LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St. Gerrard
Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 6.17 on the evening of the 12th of December, 1957, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary he had heard from a pilot that flares were being fired by a boat about one mile south of Arklow har- bour. At 6.30 the...
Theodoron
Blyth, and Amble, Northumberland.
At 2.50 on the morning of the 26th of June, 1958, the coastguard informed the Blyth honorary secretary that a fisher- man had reported that his two sons, who were out in the coble...
Alert
MOTOR LAUNCH SPOTTED BY AIRCRAFT Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 8.35 on the evening of the 25th May, 1962, the life-boat E.M.M. Gordon Cubbin left her moorings in a strong northerly wind and a rough sea to search for the small motor launch...
A Dinghy (6)
MAN RESCUED FROM DRIFTING DINGHY Stronsay, Orkneys. At 10.10 on the morning of the 18th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man was adrift in a dinghy off Noup Head and was being blown out to sea. A near...
Emulate, Honour, Random Harvest and Green Pastures
TWO LIFE-BOATS ESCORT COBLES Amble, and Newbiggin, Northumberland.
On the morning of the 26th June, 1962, the weather deteriorated rapidly.
A north-north-easterly gale sprang up, and the sea became very...
Liana
YACHT FOUND AND TOWED TO HARBOUR St. Ives, Cornwall. About 9.30 on the evening of the 20th July, 1962, some local fishermen told the honorary secretary that the crew of the yacht Faith II, which had returned to harbour because of bad weather...
Sprat
TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CRAB BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.35 on the morning of the 7th August, 1962, the fisheries officer informed the honorary secretary that a crab boat from West Runton was in difficulties off the...
Ranger
FISHING BOAT TOWED THROUGH HEAVY SEAS Howth, Co. Dublin. At 1.13 on the afternoon of the 9th September, 1962, the Baily lighthouse keeper reported that he had received a radio message from Lambay Island that the fishing boat Ranger of...
Elaine
YACHT FOUND AFTER NIGHT SEARCH Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 2.2 on the morning of the 28th September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen about four miles south-west of the Ventnor look-out....
Rosario Lopez
SPANISH TRAWLER AGROUND IN GALE Baltimore, Co. Cork. At 11.30 on the morning of the 31st December, 1962, the harbour master at Bantry reported that a Spanish trawler had run ashore at Adrigole, and at 1.30 the life-boat Sarah Tilson was...