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The Fundraisers (1)

Date: Winter 1995

Volume: 53

Issue: 531

Banking on their support Among the thousands competing in the New York marathon last November was a young lady wearing a Lizard lifeboat Tshirt.

The young lady in question was Elizabeth Foster, born and bred in Mullion, but...

Category: Articles

A Vessel (1)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

MAY 23RD. - DOVER, KENT. A vessel had been reported on fire, but it was found that it was only her funnels sending out dense smoke.-Partly permanent paid crew : Rewards, £2 17s..

An Admiralty Trawler (1)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

DEC. 14TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

An Admiralty trawler had been mined, but the survivors of her crew were rescued by other vessels. - Rewards, £7 3s..

A Landing Craft (1)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

AUGUST 29TH. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE, AND PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A landing craft had been reported in difficulties with her engine broken down, but she anchored, and the life-boats were not needed. - Rewards : Aberystwyth,...

A Rubber Dinghy (1)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

NOVEMBER 26TH. - APPLEDORE, AND CLOVELLY, DEVON. A rubber dinghyhad been reported firing distress flares, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, Appledore, £9 12s. ; Clovelly, £20 12s..

Fishing Boats (1)

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

FEBRUARY 10TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.

Four Staithes fishing boats were caught by a northerly gale, with a very rough sea, while out fishing, and the motor life-boat Robert Patton - The Always Ready was launched at 1.10 P.M....

A Rowing Boat (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 19TH. - ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.

A rowing boat had got into difficulties, but she was taken in tow by a naval patrol boat. - Rewards, £4 19s..

A Trawler (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

SEPTEMBER 20TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.

DONEGAL. A trawler had been reported in distress twenty-five miles north-west of Tory Island, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £15 8s. 6d..

A Pontoon (1)

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

MARCH 16TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A pontoon had been reported adrift, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £19 16s..

A Yacht (1)

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

AUGUST 11TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.

At 12.58 in the morning, the police reported that a yacht which had put out at one o’clock on the previous afternoon, had not returned.

She had five on board. A...