LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Naming Ceremonies (1)
EIGHT new motor life-boats were named during the summer of 1949, two on the English coast, at Swanage and East- bourne, three on the Welsh coast, at New Quay (Cardigan), Barmouth, and Porthdinllaen, two in Northern Ireland, at Portrush and...
Category: Inaugurations
A Trawler (1)
Peterhead, Aberdeen.—2nd May. A telephone message was received from a man that he had heard on his wireless receiver a trawler calling Wick Radio to get into touch with the life-boat, as another trawler was ashore north of Buchan Ness. The...
A Small Yacht (1)
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—21st May.
A small yacht had been seen apparently in difficulties, but she entered Chichester Harbour without help.—• Rewards, £4 13s..
A Boat (1)
Southend-On-Sea, Essex. — 8th June.
A boy was adrift in a small boat, but was picked up by a passing vessel.— Rewards, £10 Is. 6d..
A Steam Drifter (1)
Cromer, Norfolk. — 20th October, 1937. A steam drifter had stranded near Overstrand, but got off without help.—Rewards, £12 5s..
A Steamer (1)
Runswick, Yorkshire.—22nd October, 1937. A steamer had run ashore at Kettleness Point, but got off unaided and went on her way.—Rewards, £30 7s..
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 9th of August, 1953, the coastguard telephoned to say that a sailing dinghy had capsized off Oving- dean, and that her crew of two were clinging to her. At 6.35 the life-boat Cecil and Lilian...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, and Blyth, Northumberland.— About half past ten in the morning, on the 9th of November, 1949, it was decided to launch the Newbiggin life- boat as several local fishing cobles were out and" a strong south-south-easterly...
A Rubber Dinghy (1)
Rhyl, Flintshire.—At 4.7 in the after- noon, on the 28th of June, 1950, the coastguard telephoned a report received from a holiday camp at Towyn that three men and boys in a rubber dinghy needed help off the camp. At 4.30 the life-boat...
An Aeroplane (1)
Dover, Kent.—16th February. An aeroplane had been reported to have dived into the sea, but it had come down to within a few feet of the sea and had then flown away.—Partly permanent paid crew: Rewards, £l 18s..