LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NORTH DEAL.—Signal rockets and guns having been fired by the Gull Light-vessel on the 4th January, the Life-boat Mary Somerville was launched at about 6.15 P.M., and proceeded towards the Goodwin Sands. The wind was blowing moderately from...

DECEMBER 24TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL, AND APPLEDORE, DEVON.

During the afternoon information was received from the coastguard that a vessel appeared to be in difficulties about five miles west-north-west of Hartland Point. A...

JANUARY 3RD. - WALMER, KENT. At 5.49 in the evening the Deal coastguard reported red flares east-by-north about four miles distant. A south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and squalls of rain and sleet. The motor life-boat Charles...

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA., ESSEX.—On the 12th January, while a strong gale was blowing from W. to W. by S., accompanied by a rough sea, notice was received from the pier-head that a vessel was stranded on Shoebury Sands about five miles...

Wells and Sheringham, Norfolk.— On the night of the 20th September the coastguard reported a ship ashore a mile east of Blakeney Point. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick. The Wells motor...

A SAILING DINGHY in difficulties off Little Orme was sighted by Llandudno deputy launching authority and station mechanic at 1525 on April 27, 1974. The DLA immediately advised HM Coastguard and assembled the crew.

The wind...

Twenty rescued CAPE COAST, a 2,650 ton Panamanian cargo vessel, broadcast on Channel 16 VHP at 0327 on Wednesday January 10 that she was in distress and taking water in her engine room; she was 2.2 miles from Nab Tower on a bearing of...

(The figures refer to the numbers of the Life-boats detailfd on pages 42-53.) Aberdovey, Merioneth, 163 Abereoch, Carnarvon, 167.

Aberystwith, Cardigan, 162 Dunbar, Scotland, 250.

Dundalk, Ireland,...