LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Torquay Star
SHARK FISHERS TOWED HOME Torbay, Devon. At 6.55 p.m. on Wednesday the 7th of August, 1963, the Brixham coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing vessel was flashing the international distress signal about three and a...
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Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 219 Lord Saltoun, MC, by His Grace the Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the Committee of Management 220 XLVl Two Scottish Lifeboats capsize and right 220 4 /U Mountbatten of Burma 221 HRH The Duke of Kent...
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Melissa, of Aldeburgh
RUSSIAN ENCOUNTER News was received at Walnier, Kent, on 7th August, 1971, that an unknown number of survivors from a yacht had been placed on board the East Goodwin lightvessel after having been rescued by a Russian warship flotilla...
NEW YEAR HONOURS
The following were among those honoured by the Queen in the New Year Honours : Mr. Henry T. Davies, coxswain, Cromer, Norfolk, life-boat.
Mr. Roland Moore, coxswain, Barrow, Lancashire, life-boat.
Mr. Neil...
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Hunzeborg
Walmer, Kent - At 10.4 a.m. on i3th August, 1966, the honorary secretary heard an S.O.S. call from the Dutch coaster Hunzeborg reporting that she had been in collision with the Greek freighter Diamandis, south of the East Goodwin lightship....
Excellent
Torbay, South Devon - At 5.10 p.m.
on 8th March, 1967, it was reported that the motor fishing vessel Excellent's propeller had been fouled by a trawl. She was within half a mile of the Western Blackstone rock off the...
Mandragon
Margate, Kent. At 4.56 p.m. on 8th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares have been seen north west of the West Girdler buoy. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. n) was launched at 5.22 in a...
The Minesweeper Mastiff and Spartel
NOV. 2 0 T H . - MARGATE, KENT. At 10.45 A.M. the coastguard reported that a minesweeper was sinking, as a result of enemy action, a mile east of the Tongue Light-vessel. The minesweeper was the Mastiff. Five minutes later the motor...
The American Steamer J. P. Mitchell
JANUARY 18TH. - WALMER, KENT. A request was received from the naval authorities at Ramsgate for the life-boat to take out a doctor to the American steamer J. P.
Mitchell, urgent help being needed by four of her crew. A...
Birte, of Copenhagen
OCTOBER 4TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 6.35 in the morning, the Deal coastguard reported a steamer aground on the Goodwin Sands. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was...