LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Susan Anne
Hastings, Sussex.—At 12.20 in the afternoon of the 2nd of October, 1948, the Fairlight coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat at anchor, three and a half miles to the eastward, was sig- nalling for help. The motor life-boat Cyril...
Courage
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 7th of November, 1948, the local fishing boat Courage, with a crew of five, was overtaken by bad •weather. The sea was rough in the bay and at the harbour entrance, and when, just before noon...
Our Boys
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.45 on the night of the 24th of March, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was burning flares about two miles south-west of the harbour. The life- boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 8.58 in a...
Felicity and Winifred
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 6.22 in the evening of the 12th of September, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the local fishing vessel Felicity was over- due. At 8 o'clock he reported that she could be seen broken down two miles...
Two Fishing Boats
Sheringham, Norfolk. — Two local fishing boats put to sea at 3 A.M. on the 7th August. At 9 A.M. the sea became rough, a fog settled, and a strong N.
breeze sprang up. The new motor lifeboat Foresters Centenary was launched...
Premier
Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the afternoon of the 2nd of January, 1951, the local fishing coble Premier, which had put out that morning, had not returned. As the weather was getting worse, anxiety was felt for her...
Hilda II
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 9.10 on the morning of the 24th of June, 1951, the coxswain reported that the local hshing coble Hilda II was off Red Cliff and making for Scarborough in bad weather. It would have been dangerous for her to enter...
Imperialist and Silver Line
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the weather was deteriorating and that the local fishing cobles Imperialist and Silver Line were still at sea. At 1.45 the...
Fishing Boats (3)
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 4.26 on the afternoon of the 17th of February, 1955, it was reported that five local fishing boats, which had taken shelter in Scar- borough harbour from the bad weather, had left Scarborough and were on their way back...
Kengis
Workington, Cumberland.—On the 1st of June, 1955, the motor vessel Kengis, of Stockholm, which had anchored off the entrance to the harbour, wirelessed for a doctor to attend a sick man.
At 2.15 in the afternoon the...