LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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MARCH 8TH. - FENIT, CO. KERRY. A big object, which appeared, through fog, to have people on it, had been reported, but nothing was found. It seems probable that the object was the carcase of a whale with birds on it. - Rewards, £14...
A Naval Vessel
MARCH 31ST. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE.
A naval vessel had been reported in need of help, but she was able to proceed under her own power. - Rewards, £17 18s. 6d..
A Landing Craft
JANUARY 10TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE, AND KIRKCUDBRIGHT.
A landing craft had been reported missing, but nothing was found. Then bodies were washed ashore. The landing craft had foundered in a gale and all her crew of...
A Dinghy (5)
JULY 2ND. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. A dinghy, thought to belong to a missing Wellington aeroplane, had been reported, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Blackpool, £8 2s. ; Lytham - St. Annes, £7 6s....
A Steamer (9)
JANUARY 30TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
It had been reported that a steamer was being attacked by enemy aircraft off Haisboro’ and two loud explosions had been heard about seven miles south of the Hairsboro’ Lightvessel, but...
A Raft (3)
FEBRUARY 2ND. - CROMARTY. A raft with seven men on it, believed to be survivors of a vessel sunk by enemy action, had been reported thirty-six miles N.E. by E. of Tarbat Ness, but they were rescued by naval trawlers. - Rewards, £6...
An Aeroplane (188)
NOVEMBER 28TH. - ABERDEEN. An unknown aeroplane was reported to have come down six miles from Bridge of Don, but nothing was found. The next day the life-boat again searched for wreckage, but without result. - Rewards : £14 11s. 6d.,...
Wilhelmina
MARCH 28TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK.
Flares had been reported and the Dutch motor vessel Wilhelmina was found, apparently disabled, but the captain denied making distress signals. - Rewards, £16 17s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (88)
DECEMBER 18TH. - BEAUMARIS ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it was found to have crashed on land. - Rewards : Beaumaris, £15 ; Llandudno, £35 0S....
None (48)
Nov. 1ST. - DOVER, KENT. At the request of the chief of staff., Naval Base, the motor life-boat Sir William Hillary was launched at 1.50 P.M., but the services rendered were not reported. The life-boat returned to her station at 7 P.M. -...