LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Valerie
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.54 on the morn- ing of the 21st August, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker ship Ben Johnson of London was standing by a yacht in distress off Selsey Bill. The life-boat Canadian...
Warwick
Newhaven, Sussex. At 3.25 on the morning of the 7th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the s.s. Pompey Light of Portsmouth that she was standing by the cabin cruiser Warwick,...
A Fishing Boat
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 12.43 early on the morning of the 23rd November, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that SOS signals were being sent from a small boat drifting south of Welling- ton pier. The...
Olivia Maersk
Barrow, Lancashire. At 5.15 on the afternoon of the 17th December, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secre- tary a local shipping agent had informed him that a member of the crew of the tanker Olivia Maersk of Copenhagen had fallen down a...
Bradley
THREE RESCUED Port Erin, Isle of Man. At 1.41 a.m.
on 24th May, 1964, the Castletown coastguard told the honorary secretary that the local motor boat Bradley was reported to have broken down if miles west of Chicken Rock...
Daphne Loo
YACHT WAS LEAKING Padstow, Cornwall. At 10.38 p.m.
on 18th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that flares had been reported at Newland Island. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a slight sea...
The Poo
Weymouth, Dorset. At 10.35 p.m.
on I5th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that red flares had been seen between Weymouth and Portland harbour. The coxswain informed a member of the inshore rescue scheme who...
Josephine
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 4.27 a.m. on 3Oth August, 1965, the Norwegian motor vessel Helene was reported to have a motor yacht in tow, and to have asked to be relieved of the tow at the Nab. The coastguard was not successful in finding a...
A Speed Boat
Whitstable, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 2oth February, 1966, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small speedboat had broken down and appeared to be in difficulties. A helicopter from Manston had been alerted and hovered over the...
Marietta
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 8.45 p.m. on 4th June, 1966, flares were reported being burned by a small boat with six occupants which appeared to be in difficulties north of Girvan pier. The life-boat St. Andrew (Civil Service...