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South African Lifesavers

Date: Spring 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 544

On the outside of the lifeboat station was a board recording the number of launches, people assisted and so on. 'That's the important one', said a crew member, pointing to 45 lives saved. Only the sharp shadow of his hand cast...

Category: Articles

An Aeroplane (1)

Date: March 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 313

29th October. Distress flares reported but nothing could be found. It was prob- ably the aeroplane to which Dover also launched.—Rewards £40 7s. 9d.

(A full account of this launch appears on p. 8, of this...

A Motor Boat (3)

Date: October 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 327

Donaghadee, Co. Down.—22nd June.

A fishing party had gone out in a motor boat. It had broken down, but was towed in by another boat.—Rewards, £8 15s..

None (7)

Date: March 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 337

Gourdon, Kincardineshire. — 17th December, 1938. A rocket had been seen; but it was learned later that there was no vessel in distress.—Rewards, vellum and monetary awards amounting to £40 11*. 7d.

(For a full account...

D Class

Date: Spring 2003

Volume: 59

Issue: 564

D cla_. - View image in PDF

Peterborough Beer Festival 'It's a well-chosen boat for the area, with people getting cut off by the tide on the offshore rocks.'. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

A Vessel (3)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

SEPT. 3RD. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.

A small vessel had been reported flying distress signals, and the life-boat searched a wide area but found nothing. It was learned later that the vessel had been taken in tow by a drifter. -...

None (12)

Date: 1946

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1946

FEBRUARY 6TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO.

DOWN. A fire had been seen on Copeland Island, but it was found to have been lit by rabbit trappers to burn rubbish. - Rewards, £13 14s. 6d..

An Aeroplane (5)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

FEBRUARY 7TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.

An aeroplane was reported to have fallen into the sea, but nothing was found, and it was thought that she had simply been flying very low. - Rewards, £12 13s. 6d..

None (75)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 18TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.

It had been reported that an R.A.F. pilot was in the sea, but nothing was found. On returning to harbour, the life-boat was told that cries for help had been heard off Stone Gap and she put...

None (23)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

AUGUST 27TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down, but it was a ship’s balloon and this was picked up by a motor boat.- Rewards, £3 15s.

(See Pennan, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page...