LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles
JANUARY 29TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the morning, while thirteen Filey fishing cobles were at sea, a strong N.E.
wind sprang up. All the regular life-boat crew were out fishing, but ex-coxswain R. C....
The Motor Fishing Cobles Joan and Mary, and Jean and Barbara
JANUARY 27TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
A heavy west-by-north wind rose, with a rough sea, while two motor fishing cobles.
Joan and Mary and Jean and Barbara were at sea, and it was decided to send out the motor...
Sea Witch
Filey, Yorkshire - At 2.30 p.m. on 10th November, 1969, news was received that red flares had been sighted under Bempton cliffs. The life-boat Robert & Dorothy Hardcastle was launched at 2.41 in a fresh west south westerly wind with a...
Buckingham
Filey, Scarborough, and Whitby, Yorkshire.
—During the evening of the 25th February, 1938, the Grimsby trawler Buckingham, with a crew of sixteen on board, ran aground at Newbiggin Wyke, just north of Filey Brig. A moderate...
The S.S. Empire Tigaven and The S.S. Cormoat (1)
DECEMBER 13TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND FILEY, YORKSHIRE. During a northwesterly gale, with a very rough sea, the S.S.
Empire Tigaven and the S.S. Cormoat came into collision about four miles off Flamborough.
A...
Boston Wasp
Filey, Yorkshire - At 7.20 p.m. on I yth September, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Boston Wasp, which was fifty miles off Filey had a badly injured man on board who required immediate medical attention....
None (12)
FEBRUARY 17TH . - FILEY, YORK-SHIRE. Flashing lights had been seen at irregular intervals, but no sign of any vessel in need of help was found, although the coxswain took the life-boat in right under the cliffs, and among the sea defences,...
Fishing Cobles
COBLES ESCORTED Flamborough, Yorkshire. At midday on 4th February, 1964, soon after the life-boat had returned from an exercise with the district inspector, the honorary secretary was informed by the coastguard that the Filey honorary...
A Yacht (1)
Just after 1000 that morning Filey Coastguard reported a dismasted yacht off Filey Buoy. The wind had gone round to north west and had risen again to a fresh breeze, force 5; the sea was rough. At 1014 the lifeboat launched to escort the...
Rousalka
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 25th of July, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a man had reported that a yacht was drifting three miles east-north-east of Filey Brigg Buoy. At 10.55 the life-boat The Isa & Penryn...