LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
None (1)
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—llth January. A flare had been reported, but an all-night search revealed nothing.
—Rewards, £26 15s. 6d..
A Yacht (2)
Dungeness, Kent. — 13th December, 1937. A yacht had been reported in distress and drove ashore. Her crew were rescued by the coastguard rocket life - saving appliances. —• Rewards, £16 14*. 6d..
None (6)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. — 19th January, 1938. A white rocket had been reported, but no trace of any vessel in need of help could be found.—Rewards, £44 12s..
None (1)
Moelfre, Anglesey.—27th July, 1938.
People had been reported to be cut off by the tide, but they got back without help.—Rewards, £15 8s. 6d..
A Motor Boat (2)
JULY 30TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
A motor boat had been reported in distress, but she was picked up by a pilot boat. - Rewards, £7 15s..
An Aeroplane (26)
OCT. 27TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea but the life-boat found nothing. - Permanent paid crew : Rewards, 9s..
A Minesweeper
NO V . 3 0TH. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A minesweeper was reported to have gone aground, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £19 6s..
A Motor Vessel (3)
DECEMBER 29TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. A motor vessel was reported to be in need of help, and was thought to have been mined, but tugs towed her into Liverpool. - Rewards, £19 12s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (54)
APRIL 7TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing wasfound. - Rewards : Hartlepool, £4 7s. ; Seaham, £4 19s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (86)
MAY 17TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A British aeroplane was reported to have crashed, but nothing was found except wreckage. - Rewards, £2 13s..