LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Seaflower
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 9.30 on the night of the 1st of November, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the motor fishing boat Seaflower, which had left Flotta for Houton with a crew of three was overdue, and at 9.45 the life-boat J.J.K.S.W....
Young Robert
Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 4.25 on the afternoon of the llth of December, 1952, a message was received from the coastguard that a motor fishing boat had broken down off Torness and was burning oil rags as a signal for...
Belle
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 12.29 on the afternoon of the 22nd of November, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the local motor boat Belle had broken down, and that her crew of three were waving for help. At 12.40 the life-boat Michael...
Bydand
Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
—At 1.6 on the afternoon of the 8th of April, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had broken down and was drifting towards the shore three miles north of Berwick. At 1.26...
Cicely
Peel, Isle of Man.—At 8.55 P.M. on the 18th April, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard stating that flares had been seen four miles off Orrisdale Head. A light southerly breeze was blowing with a calm sea.
The...
Elim
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 10.50 P.M. on the 18th June, 1939, the coxswain's son saw a flare in the South Bay, betweenthe shore and Lady Isle. A N.W.
wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat Sir David...
Violet Sinclair
TRIPLE TROUBLE Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 4.13 p.m. on 20th June, 1965, the coastguard told the coxswain that they had observed red flares coming from a fishing boat about two-and-a-half miles out. At 4.25 the life-boat, The Chieftain was...
A Motor Boat
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 9.10 p.m. on ist October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a flare had been sighted about one mile to the south-west of Arnish light. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with a choppy...
Albatross
ANCHOR WAS DRAGGING Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 4.16 p.m. on 23rd August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small longshore boat was in difficulties in the moderate seas and fresh south-westerly breeze...
Miss A.J.M.
Droughty Ferry, Angus. At 2.10 p.m. on 2nd September, 1964, the coxswain saw a small speedboat, with one person on board, trying to restart the engine, which was drifting down stream with the tide. At 2.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in...