LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH ENGINE BREAKDOWN Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
At 3.25 on the afternoon of the 22nd April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat had fired a red flare a...
Peter Leigh
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At i a.m. on 3ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the m.v. Peter Leigh had broken down two and a half miles east of Morecambe Bay lightvessel.
The life-boat City of...
A Motor Boat
STRANDED SERVICEMEN At 8.30 p.m. on 4th November, 1963, the coxswain saw a signalling lamp being used on Lady Isle, and informed the honorary secretary. There was a fresh northeasterly breeze with a moderate sea and the tide was flooding....
Sea Venture, of Immingham
number, Yorkshire - At 1.45 p.m. on 7th October, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a fishingboat had broken down and was drifting one mile south-east of Chequer buoy. The life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty...
A Motor Boat
Humber, Yorkshire - At 7.28 p.m.
on 18th February, 1968, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a motor boat was in difficulties off Cleethorpes pier. The life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at the...
Spes Melior
Arranmore, Co. Donegal-At 8.20 p.m. on 23rd January, 1967, the Malin Head radio informed the honorary secretary that the British trawler Spes Melior was drifting one mile south east of Tory Island. Her engine had broken down and she wanted...
J.G.4.
At 3.52 p.m. on I3th July, 1967, a message was received indicating that the motor yacht J.G.4. had broken down about half a mile off Frinton and was taking in water fast. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, on temporary duty at the...
Ranger of Lune
St. David's, Pembrokeshire - At 2.56 a.m. on 24th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Ranger of Lune was in difficulties ten miles north-west of South Bishop's rock, as her engine had broken down....
Wanda
Howth, Co. Dublin - At 9.15 p.m.
on 24th May, 1966, a fire on a fishing trawler, which looked like a signal fire to attract attention, was noticed. The lifeboat A.M.T. was launched at 9.30 in a southerly wind and a smooth...
The Lady Violet
MARCH 10TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 4.30 in the afternoon the Fairlight coastguard telephoned that all the fishing boats had returned except the Lady Violet, which appeared to be in difficulties to the southsouth- east, about one and a...