LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Silver Queen
Margate, Kent. — At 11.15 on the morning of the 25th of September, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the local fishing boat Silver Queen appeared to have broken down and was flashing a light about four miles from Margate pier. At 11.24...
Silver Shadow
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 5.40 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Niton radio station. A ship had re- ported that the fishing boat Silver Shadow, which had a crew...
Heron
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the evening of the llth of September, 1950, a resi- dent informed the coastguard that a man in Southwold had reported a yacht in need of help, quarter of a mile north of Southwold pier. At 5.34 the coast- guard...
Gladina
Torbay, Devon.—At 8.0 on the evening of the 13th of May, 1951, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor cruiser seemed to have broken down about one mile south-west of Berry Head. Later she was seen to get under way, but at 8.42 the...
Angela
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At 9.17 on the morning of the 3rd of June, 1951, the Castletown coastguard tele- phoned that a boat was in difficulties off Langness. Fifteen minutes later the life-boat K.T.J.S., on temporary duty at the station,...
The Amphibious Motor Jeep Half Safe
Walmer, Kent.—About 6.55 on the evening of the 24th of August, 1951, the Deal coastguard telephoned that he could see what seemed to be a boat between four and five miles east-south- east of the coastguard station, drifting north to the...
Mono Lisa
Blyth, Northumberland.—At 5.36 in the evening of the 15th of September, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a small boat seemed to be in trouble in Cambois Bay, and at 5.50 the life-boat Winston Churchill, Civil Service No. 8 was launched....
Forward
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 3.7 in the morning of the 5th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a woman had reported that her husband and two others had put out in the fishing boat Forward, of Beaumaris, at one o'clock the...
Black and Tan
Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 11.35 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1956.
the local look-out reported that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting out to sea. The life- boat Watkin Williams was launched...
Dorothy (1)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.50 on the night of the 30th of August, 1956, a message was received that the local fishing boat Dorothy was calling for help on her wireless. At 10.15 the no. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Heptcorth was laun- ched in a slight...