LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The Samtampa remembered On browsing through the Summer 1992 edition of THE LIFEBOAT I saw an article refering to the Mumbles lifeboat and Samtampa tragedy.

At that time I was stationed at Porthcawl with the RAF No. 1105...

The coastguard on duty havingobserved a schooner part her cable, and drift towards the heavy breakers in the S.E. part of the bay on the 9th February, during a N. by W. wind, a very rough sea, and heavy storms of snow and hail, the crew of...

At 6 A.M. on the 4th April nine of the cobles belonging to Filey went off fishing, in a moderate N.E. breeze. Later the sea increased very much, and at 9 A.M. one coble returned and reported the sea outside was very rough for the cobles....

At about 9 A.M. on the 6th March during a strong N.E. gale signals of distress were observed from the brigantine Walter J.

Cummins, of Irvine, which was at anchor about one-and-a-half miles to the north- east of the harbour...

On the 13th June two men on board the steam yacht Surprise, of Jersey, which was lying at anchor in the roads, were severely scalded by the bursting of a steam-pipe. The motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out at 11.15 A.M. A moderate S.W....

Weymouth, Dorset.—On the morning of the 31st October it was learned that a man in a small fishing boat was trying, unsuccessfully, to make harbour.

A whole north-easterly gale was blowing, with a very rough...

LAUNCH WAS OVERDUE At 5.45 a.m. on 3rd September, 1964, the harbour office told the honorary secretary that a motor launch had left Dublin for Dun Laoghaire at midday and had not yet arrived. There was thick fog at the time with light airs...

Aberdeen. At 11.50 p.m. on 2nd April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Dineiddwg of Aberdeen had grounded at Girdleness in thick fog. The life-boat Ramsay-Dyce proceeded at 12.20 a.m. in a light...