LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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C a m p b e l t o w n , Argyllshire.—7th August, 1938. A yacht had been reported capsized near Pladda, Arran, but nothing could be found. It was believed that basking sharks splashing about had been mistaken for the capsized yacht.—Rewards,...
Blink
No. 2 Life-boat Area Troon, Ayrshire - At 10.45 p.m. on 13th August, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the Great Cumbrae at Ballochmartin bay. The life-boat Connel Elizabeth Cargill slipped her...
Hope
The Branch has received a donation of £10 10s. Od.
from Dr. J. Gerard-Pearse, owner of the yacht Hope, and the three men who were on board with him when the yacht was rescued by the Weymouth Motor Life-boat on the 8th...
Dark Horse
When the yacht Dark Horse was seen riding at anchor on 22nd June off the entrance to Portloe harbour, with one man aboard, she was in fact in difficulties.
The Falmouth, Cornwall, life-boat Lilla Manas, Douglas and Will...
Lady Betty
TWO MOTOR YACHTS BROKEN DOWN Newhaven, Sussex.—At 1.55 in the afternoon of the 3rd of August, 1947, the coastguard reported a motor yacht in difficulties off Pcacehavcn, and the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched...
Alanna
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 5.50 on the 29th of June, 1953, the Walton- on-the-Xaze coastguard rang up to say that the German steamer Dorte, of Stade. had taken in tow a yacht which had been in difficulties on the North East Gunfleet Sands...
Fubbs
TWO YACHTS RESCUED St. Ive», Cornwall.—At 3.27 in the after- noon of the 12th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported that a yacht, which had been in the neighbourhood of Cape Cornwall since early morning, had last been seen at 12.20...
Irian, of Girvan
SEPTEMBER 10TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
At 6.15 in the evening the coastguard reported a sailing yacht approaching from the north. The River Girvan was very full of water, which was pouring through the harbour, and he thought...
Pleasant Mirth
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 11.50 on the night of the 25th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man living in Marston had reported that a yacht appeared to be in a very dangerous position off Blakeney Point. The...
Igonda
Plymouth, South Devon.—At 7.52 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Rame Head coastguard reported that a yacht was showing distress sig- nals near Penlee Point. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out at 8.15. There was...