LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

During a dense fog on the 3rd December signals of distress were heard, and the Life-boat, in tow of a Motor-boat, proceeded to the Inner Binks, where she found the steamer Freidiy in danger of stranding, after having been on the sands and...

Two Life-boats, the new Motor Life-boat for Ballycotton and the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat recently sent to Llan- dudno, both went out on their first services to the help of old Life-boats.

The new Ballycotton Life-boat,...

Coxswain C. D. Mann, of Aldeburgh, died on 15th February last, at the age of sixty. He came of a family of Life- boatmen. Both his grandfather and father served in the Aldeburgh Boat before him, and he succeeded his father as Second Coxswain...

Information was received through the Portpatrick Coastguard at about 7.30 P.M. on the 5th January, that flares had been seen ofl Pladda Point. The Troon Motor Life-boat Sir David Rich- mond and the Girvan Motor Life'-boat Lily Glen,...

The Motor Life-boat Herbert Joy II. was taken out for the usual quarterly exer- cise at low water on the morning of 22nd March. A moderate S.S.E. gale was blowing with a rough sea. While she was out the weather became worse, and as it was...

The Motor Life- boat John and William Mudie was launched at 8.45 A.M. and again at 10.30 A.M. on 12th May, in a strong S.E. breeze with a very heavy sea and escorted into harbour the local fishing boats Golden Rule II. and Dawn.

The small rowing boat Winifred, of Ramsgate, with two men aboard, put to sea on the morning of the 13th July, but a thick fog came down and the men did not know where they were. Their cries for help were heard, and the Motor Life-boat...

IN 1933 more branches held life-boat days than in 1932, more people con- tributed and £l,000 more was collected in this way.

The number of branches holding days was 731, an increase of eighteen. The number of people...