LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat (3)
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—17th April, 1939. A fishing boat had not returned, but was found making her way home without needing help.—Rewards, £5 3*. 6d..
A Boat (1)
Hastings, Sussex.—6th July, 1939. A boat had been reported off Bexhill, partly submerged, but she could not be found.—Rewards, £31 16s. Qd..
A Motor Boat (1)
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A small motor boat had been reported in difficulties, but she managed to reach Cullen unaided. - Rewards, £7 19s..
A Small Boat (1)
MARCH 7TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON. A small boat had been reported adrift, but a floating tree was all the life-boat found.- Rewards, £13 15s..
A Rowing Boat
AUGUST 11TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. A rowing boat had been reported missing from Oyster Haven, but the life-boat was recalled as the boat had returned. - Rewards, £5 9s..
A Fishing Boat (5)
APRIL 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A fishing boat had gone aground, but she floated off and did not need help. - Partly paid permanent crew.
Rewards, £2 7s..
A Rowing Boat (2)
MAY 2ND. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET. A rowing boat had been reported missing, but made land while the life-boat was looking for her. Letters of thanks and a donation were sent. - Rewards, £11 0s. 6d..
A Motor Boat (7)
OCTOBER 24TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A motor boat had broken down, but was able to get under way again and reached the shore. - Rewards, £7 5s..
Life-Boat Days In 1949
IN 1949 the Institution held 905 flag days. The number of people who gave was 6,500,000, and the sum given was £83,549.
That was forty-six more days than in 1948, but the number who gave fell by nearly 654,000 and...
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The Life-Boat Saturday Fund
SINCE the issue of the Parliamentary Report last July, which stated that the charges of mismanagement brought against the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION with regard to the Life-boat Saturday Fund were " entirely without...
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