LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Advanced search

Heathery Brae

ESCORT FOR TWO Buckle, Banffshire. At 4.55 p.m. on 16th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the seine net fishing boat Heathery Brae was in difficulties eight miles north-north-east of Buckie. The sea was very rough with a gale from the north-west. At 5.10, two hours after low water, the life-boat Laura Moncur put out but found that the seine net fishing boat Welcome had taken the other boat in tow. The life-boat escorted both vessels back to the harbour. At 8.35 the life-boat returned to her station..