LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An R.A.F. Aeroplane (4)
APRIL 14TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE, AND SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea several miles off Mablethorpe, but nothing could be found.- Rewards : - Skegness, £8 1s. 6d. ; The...
An American Fortress Aeroplane (2)
OCTOBER 17TH. - CROMER, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. Ten men had baled out from an American Fortress aeroplane, but no trace of them was found, although aeroplanes and other vessels joined in the search. - Rewards : Cromer, £9 3s. 6d. ; and...
A Chesapeake R.N.A.S. Aeroplane
DECEMBER 18TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
A Chesapeake R.N.A.S. aeroplane had crashed. The life-boat searched in the darkness, but found nothing. Next morning two bodies were found on the beach.- Rewards, £24 1s. 6d..<...
A Fishing Boat (3)
AUGUST 6TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
A fishing boat had been reported missing, but she was found by the Malin Head auxiliary rescue-boat. - Rewards, £5 1s. (See Malin Head, “Services by Auxiliary Rescueboats,” page 68.)...
Anna Precht
On the 18th September Caister supplied another stir- ring story of the sea, and while there is unfortunately some loss of life to record, the Life-boatmen, the men who " never turn back," have performed a fine rescue of...
The Sailing Boat Shira
Falmouth, Cornwall. — About 6.45 in the evening, on the 23rd of April, 1950, the police reported that a man had been found unconscious at St. Just. When he recovered he had told them a com- panion was adrift in the sailing boat Shira. At...
Adventure
Soon after mid- night on the 30th November it was reported that a fishing boat was burning flares four miles south of Porthleven.
A strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy rain showers. The motor...
H.M.S. Caledonia
Anstruther, Fifeshire. — About 10.30 in the morning of the 1st of August, 1949, the coastguard reported that naval boats were in a dangerous posi- tion off West Wemyss, and at 10.40 the life-boat Nellie and Charlie was launched. A very...
Sea Witch
FLARES SEEN Margate, Kent. At 12.6 a.m. on 6th July, 1965, a small vessel was reported to be burning a distress flare close to the shore in Botany Bay. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. u) was launched at 12.19 m a fresh...
The Creel Boat Kingfisher
WAVED FOR HELP Anstruther, Fife. At 11.6 a.m. on 5th February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man in a small boat off Cellandyke was reported to be waving for help. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a...