LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

20th January.

A motor-boat with two men was over- due, but made land without help.— Rewards, £8 1*. 6d..

Cyril Richards who was an honorary member of the Hornchurch and Rainham branch. He joined the branch in 1962 and became vice-chairman in 1973 until 1983 when he resigned due to ill health..

Sheringham, Norfolk.—-At six o'clock on the evening of the 29th of July, 1957, a message was received that a yacht was in need of help a quarter of a mile south-east of Sheringham.

At 6.22 the life-boat Foresters Cen-...

Mersey saves five despite loss of one engine When the remnants of Hurricane Lili swept up the Channel on 28 October it not only caused considerable damage ashore but also caught out a 90ft modern yacht, well-found and fitted with modern...

ON the night of the 24th of November, 1951, a gale from the west-south-west was blowing across the Goodwin Sands. The seas were very heavy, and the night very dark, with both mist and rain squalls. At 6.48 the coast- guard rang up the Walmer...

DONNA NOOK, LINCOLNSHIRE. — The Life-boat Rtehqrd was launched at 4.30 A.M., on the 19th January, a telephonemessage having been received from Saltfleet reporting a vessel in distress. On reaching the spot it was ascertained that a steamer...

In gully INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED from HM Coastguard by St Ives ILB station at 1531 on Thursday, July 28, that there were people cut off by the tide on the north side of Carbis Bay Beach. The assembly signal was made immediately and the ILB...

At about 9.15 P.M. on the 7th January, during a heavy N.W. gale, a vessel was seen running for the harbour, but on nearing the entrance she missed stays and was driven on to Porthminster Beach, first striking heavily on Pednolver...