LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

FISHING BOAT BROKEN DOWN Flamborough, Yorkshire.—-At one o'clock in the morning of the 9th of May, 1947, the Bridlington coastguard reported that a fishing boat was over- due and the motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albino, Whitley was...

MOTOR YACHT'S ENGINES FAILED Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 8.25 in the evening of the 6th of July, 1947, the Kingston-on-Sea coastguard tele- phoned information, received by the Worthing police from a resident, that he had seen a motor...

Swanage, Dorset.—-On the afternoon of the 23rd March the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had broken down one mile south of Southbourne coastguard station, and that another motor boat, which had put out from Bournemouth to help her,...

Broughty Ferry, Angus. — At about 9.55 A.M. on the 28th February, 1938, the Carnoustie coastguard telephoned that availing boat which had been anchored off Buddon Ness had drifted out of sight. An hour later they telephoned that Buddon Ness...

CABIN CRUISER TOWED TO HARBOUR Troon, Ayrshire. At 8.30 on the evening of the 30th June, 1962, the Ardrossan police passed on to the honorary secretary a report received from the Isle of Man steamer King Orry, when she had arrived at...

FISHING VESSEL'S ENGINE BREAKS DOWN New Brighton, Cheshire. At half past twelve on the morning of Monday the 5th of August, 1963, the coxswain repor- ted that the fishing vessel Phoenician had broken down with engine trouble and had...

HAD BROKEN DOWN At 3.35 p.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain superintendent that a white cabin cruiser had fired red flares but did not appear to be in danger. It was one hour before low water with a rough sea and a...

A NEW motor life-boat, the gift of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, has been completed this year and stationed at Walmer, Kent. There are now six motor life-boats on the coast built out of the Fund—three on the English coast, at Walmer and...