LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Cineraria
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.20 on the night of the 19th of October, 1954, a woman at Sheshader rang up to say that a fishing boat had run ashore off Sheshader. At 10.45 the life- boat The James and Margaret Boyd, put out. The sea was...
Beautiful Star
Dunbar, East Lothian.—During the morning of the 14th of June, 1955, it was reported that the local fishing boat Beautiful Star, which had a crew of two, was overdue. At 12.15 a message from Skateraw stated that she had been seen drifting and...
A Motor Boat (2)
Plymouth, Devon.—At 10.50 on the night of the 27th of June, 1955, the Longroom signal station telephoned that a motor boat needed help outside the breakwater. At 11.10 the life- boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse put out, with the honorary...
Sthoreen
Humber, Yorkshire. At 12.38 on the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a yacht was drifting towards the entrance of the River Hum- ber but was not showing distress...
A Dinghy (2)
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 28th of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties and drift- ing off Porthdinllaen Point. The life- boat...
Rondinella
New Brighton, Cheshire. At 5.10 on the evening of the 7th May, 1961, the police informed the honorary secretary that a yacht with a crew of three was in distress off Cressington Park. Twelve minutes later, when the life-boat Norman B....
Helma II
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 12.40 early on the morning of the 26th May, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the motor vessel Durham that the yacht Helma II, which had a crew of two,...
The Converted Ship's Boat Samartha
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 11.20 on the morning of the 18th June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a flare had been seen off Redcar. A fresh south-westerly wind was blowing with a moderate sea. At 12.5 the life-boat...
Widgeon
Ansrruther, Fifeshire. At 4.7 on the afternoon of the 6th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a cabin cruiser was firing red flares off the North Carr lightvessel.
A strong...
A Boat
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 7.5 on the evening of the 28th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with two people on board had been seen burning flares about a mile south of Arnish...