LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Point Girl
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—-At 1.20 P.M.
on the 30th July, 1939, a man reported to the life-boat coxswain that the motor fishing boat Point Girl, of Ballycotton, which was out with anglers, was flying a distress signal about...
Aerielle
Cromarty.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 25th of July, 1954, the coast- guard rang up to say that the yacht Aerielle, which had a crew of two, appeared to be in difficulties six miles east-by-north of South Souter. At eight o'clock the...
Swift
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 6.42 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1955, the harbourmaster telephoned that the Cregneish wireless station had received a message from Chicken Rock light- house that a boat was in distress near the lighthouse....
A Motor Yacht
Dungeness, Kent.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 24th of July, 1952, the life-boat mechanic reported that a yacht was in difficulties two miles west of the life-boat station. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson was launched at 10.45 in a...
A Catamaran
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.20 on the morn- ing of the 14th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had burnt flares about a mile south-east of Selsey. A strong west- south-westerly wind was blowing, and the sea...
Syrinx
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 8.43 on the evening of the 31st of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. Greyfriars had reported that the motor cruiser Syrinx, of London, which had a crew of five, had broken down and was...
Joy
Margate, Kent. At 10.15 on the morning of the 28th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a message had been received from the Tongue lightvessel that a yacht was in difficulties one mile east of the lightvessel...
A Boat (1)
Margate, Kent. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Birchington and that one of her crew was waving an oar to attract...
Mary
NEAR DUMPTON GAP Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.45 p.m. on i8th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht two miles off Broadstairs was apparently having some difficulty in the fresh to near gale force...
Lion, of Goole
On the 31st De- cember the schooner Lion, of Goole, laden with wheat, was observed making for this harbour. There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from E.N.E. at the time, with snow showers. There being very little water on the bar, signals...