LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wild Rose
About midday on the 13th July a telephone message was received from the Foreland light- house that a small boat was in distress off the Foreland. A strong and in- creasing W.S.W. breeze was blowing, and a rough sea was getting up. The...
Handy Billy
Caister, Norfolk.—At 6.45 A.M. on the 7th August information was received by telephone that the Great Yarmouth fishing boat Handy Billy was in distress about one and a half miles to the northward. A fresh E. by S. breeze was blowing and the...
Ione
New Brighton, Cheshire.—During the evening of the llth November the owner of the local motor fishing boat lone reported that his boat had gone out early in the morning in company with several other boats, but had not returned with them. She...
The Motor Fishing Coble Sonny
Seaham, Co. Durham.—At about 3 p.m. on the 17th November the motor fishing coble Sonny was seen to be flying distress signals three miles to the south of the harbour. The weather was very cold, with a N.E. gale and heavy...
Sarah Ross
Peterfcead, Aber^eenshire.—At 12.30 A.M. on the 26th August, 1939, a message was received from the relatives of two men on board the motor fishing boat Sarah Ross, of Peterhead, that they were overdue. A light N.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
Yana
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 5.34 on the afternoon of the 17th of July, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that a yacht was in distress thirteen and a half miles south-east-by-east of Portland. At 5.55 the life-boat Mil- burn, on temporary...
Aerielle
Cromarty.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 25th of July, 1954, the coast- guard rang up to say that the yacht Aerielle, which had a crew of two, appeared to be in difficulties six miles east-by-north of South Souter. At eight o'clock the...
Ronnie
Seaham, Durham.—At 10.33 on the night of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that flares had been seen four and a half miles to the north-north-east. At 10.45 the life- boat George Elm;/ was launched. The sea was slight, there...
Swift
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 6.42 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1955, the harbourmaster telephoned that the Cregneish wireless station had received a message from Chicken Rock light- house that a boat was in distress near the lighthouse....
Harvester
Wells, Norfolk.—At 3.30 on the after- noon of the 22nd of March, 1956, the life-boat second coxswain received a report that the local motor fishing boat Harvester was overdue with a crew of two. At four o'clock the life- boat Cecil Paine...