LIFEBOAT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED !!
Launches by lifeboats to offshore radio stations
1962
16th December Zeebrugge.Lifeboat - Uilenspiegel - Radio Antwerpen - took six crew off
1964
27th July Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Mi Amigo - Radio Caroline South - landed sick man (DJ Bryan Vaughan)
28th September Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat (Greater London II) - Red Sands Fort - Radio Invicta -landed an injured man
7th November Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat (Greater London II) - Red Sands Fort - Radio Invicta - landed a sick man
21st December Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat (Greater London II) Red Sands Fort - Radio Invicta - took out stores
26th December Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - MV Caroline - Radio Caroline North - Launched at 2.45pm to seaman with deep wound in right hand and needing medical attention. The man was brought ashore and taken to Ramsey Cottage Hospital for stitches to be inserted. He remained ashore for the night.
1965
27th January Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - MV Caroline - Radio Caroline North - Launched at 11.25am to seaman bleeding excessively from the mouth after dental treatment. He was brought ashore for hospital treatment.
24th February Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Galaxy - Radio London - took out doctor – Captain taken to hospital in Clacton
23rd April Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Galaxy - Radio London - landed a sick man (Captain Buninga taken to hospital in Colchester).
2nd July Whitstable Lifeboat (un-named D class) - Shivering Sands Fort - Radio City - gave help to sick man
20th August Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Galaxy - Radio London - landed a sick man took Dr Johnson out – took off engineer
9th September Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Galaxy - Radio London - landed a sick man
1st October Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - M V Caroline - Radio Caroline North - Radio Caroline had sustained hull damage. She called for her own tender at 11.15pm. The lifeboat crew were put on stand-by as a precautionary measure but not launched.
28th October Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Sunk Head Fort - Tower Radio - landed a sick man
22nd December Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - M V Caroline - Radio Caroline North - Launched at 2.42am. Radio Caroline’s Master had sustained a dog bite. The lifeboat took out Dr Paton to stitch his hand – with eight stitches.
1966
12th January Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat (Sir Godfrey Baring) - Galaxy - Radio London - stood by vessel after it had drifted.
20th January Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Mi Amigo - Radio Caroline South - assisted in rescue of crew when the radio ship ran aground
13th February Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Cheeta II - Radio Caroline South - landed a sick man (DJ Graham Webb)
22nd March Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - MV Caroline - Radio Caroline North - Launched at 11.16pm with Dr Paton on board. A Radio Caroline crew member had sustained a badly gashed hand. First aid was rendered, and the injured man was brought ashore and taken to Ramsey Cottage Hospital where he had to have a finger amputated.
19th June Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Speedboat from Cheeta II - Radio Caroline South saved boat, rescued 2 men
4th September Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Olga Patricia - Radio England - stood by vessel
9th November Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Sunk Head Fort - (Radio Tower by then off the air) - took off 2 men
1967
5th January Bridlington Lifeboat (William Henry and Mary King) - Oceaan VII - Radio 270 - landed an injured man
9th January Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Roughs Fort - took off 4 men who claimed to work for Radio Essex
12th January Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat (Sir Godfrey Baring) - Galaxy - Radio London - stood by vessel
26th May Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Mi Amigo - Radio Caroline South - took off injured man (Gustav Schneider, an engineer injured when a stove exploded ).
27th June Walton and Frinton Lifeboat (Edian Courtauld) - Roughs Fort - trapped man taken off
15th July Bridlington Inshore Lifeboat (un named D-92 class) - Oceaan VII - Radio 270 - took out doctor, rescued one man
15th July Bridlington Lifeboat (William Henry and Mary King ) - Oceaan VII - Radio 270 - landed a sick man
4th September Ramsey Lifeboat (Thomas Corbett) - MV Caroline - Radio Caroline North Lifeboat launched to deliver an urgent message from Ronan O’Rahilly ( Radio Caroline founder) to prevent an attempted swim by two Radio Caroline DJs to shore in a gale force conditions.
5th September Clacton –on-Sea Lifeboat (Sir Godfrey Baring) - Mi Amigo – Radio Caroline South – stood by as the radio ship dragged her anchor .
