LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Helicopter (1)
Tynemouth, and Cullercoats, Northum- berland. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 5th August, 1961, the life-boat Tynesider stationed at Tynemouth was launched on a routine combined exer- cise with a helicopter from No. 228 Squadron, R.A.F....
The Abertay Lightvessel (1)
SICK LIGHTKEEPER TAKEN OFF Howth, Co. Dublin. At 4.57 on the afternoon of the 5th January, 1962, the Commissioners of Irish Lights rang up the honorary secretary and asked if the life-boat would take a relief keeper to the Rockabill...
Fishing Cobles (1)
IN SOUTHERLY GALE At 12.45 P-ni. on yth December, 1964, the coxswain decided to launch the lifeboat Friendly Forester as several local fishing cobles were at sea in deteriorating weather. The life-boat put out in a southerly gale and a rough...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 12.05 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, a sailing dinghy, with two people on board, capsized in Peterhead Bay. At 12.20 the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched in a gentle north-westerly breeze and smooth...
A Yacht (1)
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 4 p.m. on nth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the assistant honorary secretary that a small yacht was getting into difficulties in the bay. The coastguard was contacted, and after setting a watch they said...
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Swanage, Dorset-At about 12.45 p.m.
on 22nd May, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary saw a sailing dinghy capsize in the bay. The yacht club rescue boat had difficulty in towing her in, as there was a strong offshore...
Two Dinghies (1)
TWO CAPSIZED DINGHIES TAKEN IN TOW Falmouth, Cornwall. At 10.56 on the morning of the 24th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy had capsized a mile and a half off Nare Head, near Portscatho, and nine...
A Boat (1)
SMALL BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.30 on the evening of the 7th May, 1963, the police informed the honorary secretary that a man had put to sea in the afternoon in a small boat and had not yet returned.
At 9.40...
The Helwick Lightvessel (1)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 21st of December, 1959, the life-boat Henry Comber Brown was returning to her station from an exercise, during which she had taken Christmas parcels to the Helwick and St....
M.F.V. Mary (1)
MFV broken down HM COASTGUARD reported to the deputy launching authority of Southend-on-Sea lifeboat station at 1706 on Sunday May 2, 1982, that MFV Mary had broken down and had asked for immediate help; she was about 15 miles east of the...