1955-59

Date Casualty Name Service performed Saved Landed Lifeboat/ON Comments
17 Apr 1955 Assistance Sark Medivac 1 912 Conveyed a sick man to St. Peter port.
10 Feb 1956 Commercial Conlea 912 Landed a body
28 Jul 1956 Yacht Knola Towed 8 912
01 Sep 1956 Yacht Wal Towed 2 912
01 Oct 1956 Fishing Godrevy Towed 2 912
14 Dec 1956 Assistance Sark Medivac 1 912 Conveyed a sick woman to Guernsey, thereby saving her life.
23 Mar 1957 Dinghy Unknown Towed 1 912
26 Apr 1957 Assistance Herm Medivac 1 912 Conveyed a sick woman to Guernsey, thereby saving her life.
24 Jun 1957 Pleasure Sea Gypsy gave help 2 912
25 Aug 1957 Canoe Unknown 1 912
09 Oct 1957 Fishing Shirley May Towed 3 912
22 Apr 1958 Tanker Kasprowy Medivac 2 912 Landed 2 sick men, thereby saving their lives.
22 Jun 1958 Fishing Black Cat Towed 2 754
07 Aug 1958 Fishing Lynian Towed 2 912
20 Aug 1958 Fishing Unknown Towed 2 912
09 Mar 1959 person stranded Gave help 912
05 Apr 1959 Fishing Ormonde Search 912 Struck rocks and sank. One crew swam ashore, one drowned.Lifeboat damaged.
16 Apr 1959 Fishing Victory Towed 1 912 Fouled propellor, draffing anchor. Fired distress flares..
20 May 1959 Pleasure MFV 160 Escorted 912 Engine on fire, extinguishers all used. 6 miles SSW of Casquets
21 May 1959 Commercial Channel Trader No Service Rendered 912 Incorrect position advised. Ran ashore, crew took to lifeboats and landed safely.
23 May 1959 Fishing Happy Return Search 2 912 Vessel overdue. RAF Shackleton also searched.Survivors picked up by tanker ‘Regent Royal’
24 May 1959 Commercial Regent Royal Collect survivors 2 912 Picked up survivors from ‘Happy Return. Rendezvous to transfer ashore.
03 Aug 1959 Pleasure Vesta Towed 4 912 Engine failure
10 Aug 1959 Pleasure Various Search 912 Various small craft reported overdue in thick fog. Weather improved.
03 Sep 1959 Pleasure Unknown Search 912 Vessel reported in trouble, 3 picked up by French minesweeper, 3 lost.
25 Oct 1959 Commercial Tamara Search 912 Man Overboard. Nothing found.
06 Dec 1959 swimmer Unknown Search 912 Swept into sea off rocks, nothing found.