LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 3rd February the coastguard telephoned that conditions at sea were very bad, and that all the local cobles, thirteen in number, were out. A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough...
Fishing Boats
Filey, Yorkshire. — Early on the morning of the 2nd November the local fishing fleet, fifteen boats, put to ssa in fair weather. Later on the weather changed, and by 8.45 A.M. a strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate and...
Welsh Girl
Barmouth, Merionethshire.—At 3.42 on the afternoon of the 9th of January, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a man had reported that the local fishing boat Welsh Girl had gone aground on the South Bank at the harbour bar. At 4.15 the...
Nyria
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.24 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1956, the harbour watchman reported that he had seen flares to the southward. A man was missing in the local fishing boat Nyria, and at 8.33 the life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put...
The Motor Pleasure Vessel Southend Britannia
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—During the morning of the 29th of March, 1952, the local motor pleasure vessel South- end Britannia parted her moorings in bad weather and was driven ashore a hundred yards east of the pier. The owner asked for the...
Provider A
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 10.15 on the night of the 3rd of September, 1952, the coxswain received a wireless mes- sage from the local fishing boat Pro- vider A that her engine had broken down and that she would need help to enter the harbour. At...
Grace Darling
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 19th of October, 1952, the Formby coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was burning a flare about one and a half miles north of Rossall Point, and at 1.40 the life-boat Ann Letitia...
The Keel Boat Courage
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 9.20 on the morning of the 10th of February, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was off Hayburn Wyke in worsening weather. As a whole gale was blowing from the east-north-east, causing a very rough...
None (1)
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 10.45 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1953, a doctor asked if the life-boat would take a seriously sick person to Lochboisdale, as the local airport was fogbound. At 11.25 the life-boat Lloyd's put to...
None (4)
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.—At 9.30 on the morning of the 20th of March, 1954, a local doctor asked if the life- boat would take a very sick man to Lochboisdale, where arrangements had been made to fly him to Glasgow. At 10.51 the...