LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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COXSWAIN WATCHES TILL YACHT IS EM TROUBLE Appledore, Devon. During the morning of the 21st July, 1962, the coxswain saw a small motor yacht with one man on board leave Appledore in a strong westerly breeze and an ebbing tide. He kept the...
Matoya II
LIFE-BOAT RETURNS WITH YACHT IN TOW Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 3.45 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1962, the Needles coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Matoya If had broken down west of the Needles. Ten minutes...
A Yacht (1)
CREW TAKEN OFF DISMASTED YACHT Redcar, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties a mile and a half northeast of Saltscar buoy....
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DOCTOR TAKEN TO DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 7.20 on the evening of the 1st October, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Dutch motor vessel Holweirdre of Delfzijl had asked for a doctor for a member...
The Netherlands Motor Vessel Musketier
SEVEN MEN RESCUED FROM DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL Anstruther, Fife. At 9.30 on the morning of the 2nd November, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Netherlands motor vessel Muskctier of Groningen, was aground on Balcomie...
Andy Cap
MOTOR YACHT TOWED THROUGH ROUGH SEA Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.47 on the afternoon of the 12th September, 1962, the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis had just reached her moorings after an exercise when the east pier watchman reported that a yacht...
A Fishing Boat
AID FOR ANGLERS Eastbourne, Sussex. At 1.45 p.m. on 2Oth October, 1963, the secretary of the local angling association told the honorary secretary that two of their members aged 78 and 60 were in a motor boat broken down about four miles off...
Varina
TOW FOR MOTOR CRUISER At 12.55 p.m. on igth December, 1963, the east pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that a motor cruiser off the the Quern was signalling for help. There was a fresh north-north-westerly breeze with a rough sea...
Rapid
Ballycotton, Co. Cork. At 6.30 p.m.
on 3rd June, 1965, the motor fishing vessel Rapid was reported overdue. The coxswain contacted Ballycotton lighthouse in order to find out if they could see the Rapid. The lighthouse...
The Motor Boats Seagull and Jennifer
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 3 p.m. on 34th June, 1965, a member of the inshore rescue boat crew waS informed that' an flntboard motor boat had .broken down <$E St. Ives Head and that another motor boat had gone to, her assistance. On...