LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Barnklet
Dover, Kent.—At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1954, a message was received from Lloyd's Signal Station that a dismasted yacht had been seen south of the South Goodwin lightvessel. At 2.15 the life-boat Southern Africa put...
The Sailing Barges May and Portlight
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the morn- ing of the 21st of February, 1955, it was thought that the sailing barges May. of Ipswich, and Portlight, of Harwich, each with a crew of two, were in a dangerous position because of the bad weather. They...
Sea Fury
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th of April.
1955. the life-boat coxswain reported that he had seen a yacht in Hilbre Swash and thought she would be in a dangerous position if the weather...
A Motor Boat
Selsey, Sussex.—At 3.5 on the after- noon of the 14th of May, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat, believed to be one in which the life-boat honorary secretary's son and two of his friends had put out earlier in the day....
Dolphin
Aberdeen.—At 11.14 on the morn- ing of the 4th of June, 1955, the coast- guard rang up to say that the lugger Maria, of Scheveningen, had wirelessed that she had in tow another Dutch lugger, the Dolphin, whose engine room was full of water....
Reggio
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 9.30 on the night of the 6th of November, 1955, the Wick coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Reggio, of Grimsby, had gone ashore five miles west of Dunnet Head. She was bumping badly and needed help....
A Sea Balliol Aircraft
St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 16th of March, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that the Royal Naval Air Station at Brawdy had reported that a Sea Balliol aircraft had crashed into the sea two...
Julia
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1956, a message was received from Valentia radio that the Dutch motor vessel Stientje Mensinga had picked up the small yacht Julia ten miles north-east...
Fishing Boats
Cromer, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 6th of February, 1950, after the local boats had left for the fishing grounds sixteen miles south-east of Cromer, there were indications of a north-easterly gale approaching. It was decided, therefore,...
Lewes Castle
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — At 8.44 on the evening of the 24th of August, 1950, the coastguard reported a vessel firing distress signals in Spitway. The sea was rough and a moderate breeze was blowing from the south-south-west, when at 8.56 the...