LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

SAFELY TO ABERDEEN At 3.35 p.m. on loth March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Annie Ritchie of Fraserburgh had broken down about three miles east by north of the Belhelvie coastguard...

DRIFTING VESSEL At 2.31 p.m. on gth November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Children's Friend was drifting in a moderate sea and a fresh south-easterly breeze off the Point of Ayre. The...

Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.47 a.m. on iyth April, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat had fired red flares about four miles and a half south-east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched in...

Ramsgate, Kent. The East Pier watchman notified the honorary secretary at 12.45 P-m- on 20th May, 1965, that a small boat was in difficulties beyond the No. 3 buoy. At 12.55 the life-boat Elizabeth Elson, on temporary duty at the station,...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 8 p.m. on 2nd August, 1965, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a motor cruiser had broken down in a fresh to strong southerly breeze and a moderate sea and was drifting out to sea off the north...

Newquay, Cornwall. At 12.20 on 2ist July, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt that a man had fallen down the cliffs between Treyarnon and Porthcothan.

At 12.25 the IRB launched in light variable airs and slight sea. The man...

Caister, Norfolk. At 7.55 a.m. on 29th October, 1965, the mechanic told the coxswain that a small fishing boat was burning red flares. The life-boat The Royal Thames was launched at 8.10 in a fresh westerly breeze and moderate seas, two...

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - At 5.20 a.m. on I5th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Maisie of Caernarvon had broken down six miles south west by west of Portpatrick. A message received...