LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
B. S. Colling
At 2.15 P.M. on the 1st April the local motor fishing coble B. S. Colling put out to haul her pots, which were about eight miles to the north. The sea and weather were bad and gradually got worse. The life-boat coxswain was on watch, and at...
A Motor Boat (2)
On the morning of the 9th September four young visitors put out in an outboard motor boat.
They had not returned by 2.30 P.M., and some anxiety was felt. Enquiries were made along the coast, and the Cadgwith coastguard...
Day Dream and The Raider
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—On the afternoon of the 19th July the Orfordness coastguard reported that a yacht about eight miles S.W. of Orfordness was flying what appeared to be a signal of distress. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough...
Sonia
Selsey, Sussex.—At about 9.45 A.M.
on the 25th August two men fishing two miles S.W. of Selsey Bill saw signals coming from the motor yacht Sonia, of LittJehampton, which was at anchor near-by. They went to her and found...
Northern Queen, of Lowestoft (1)
Aldeburgh, and Lowes toft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 14th February, 1938, the Aldeburgh motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched at 8.30 A.M. on information from the Aldeburgh coastguard that a fishing smack was in distress several...
Violet
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At about 11.15 A.M. on the 29th April, 1938, the coastguard reported that a shrimp boat south of the harbour appeared to be in difficulties. A watch was kept on her, and at 11.38 the...
Yacht Saladin
Dover, Kent.—At about 12.45 A.M. on the 2nd June, 1938, morse signals were seen from a yacht. The night was very stormy, with a whole S.E. gale and very rough sea. While the life-boat crew were assembling a man from the cutter yacht Saladin,...
Archglen and Empire Fabric
Dover, Kent.—At 6.40 in the morning of the 26th of October, 1949, the Eastern Arm signal station telephoned that a vessel was dragging her anchors at East Cliff, and at 7 o'clock the life-boat Southern Africa left her moorings. A whole...
None (2)
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 12.30 in the afternoon of the 2nd of April, 1950, the Cranfield coastguard telephoned that the Haulbowline lighthouse was flying a flag asking for help; and shortly after a message came that it was sig-...
The S.S. Seniority
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.30 on the night of the 7th of November, 1950, the coastguard reported lights close inshore. Later he said a vessel had apparently gone aground, although she had made no distress signals. How- ever, at...