LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat (1)
AP R I L 2 9 T H . - WALMER, KENT. A motor boat which had been expected in before sundown had not returned, but she got in later without needing help. - Rewards, £19 7s..
Charles Boyes (1)
MAY 25TH. - CAISTER, AND, GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK.
At 12.20 P.M. a heavy explosion was heard at Caister, and later it was learnt that the trawler Charles Boyes, engaged in Admiralty service, had been mined...
A Flying Boat (1)
OCTOBER 29TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS, AND THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
A British flying boat had crashed as her petrol was exhausted, but two trawlers rescued her crew. - Rewards : Longhope, £24 11s. 6d. ; Thurso, £20 19s...
A Steamer (1)
FEBRUARY 14TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. After a collision a steamer had been beached, but her crew were taken off by another vessel. - Rewards, £13 12s. 6d..
A Spitfire Aeroplane (1)
APRIL 21ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in the sea and blown up, but only pieces of the smashed propeller were found. - Rewards, £5 18s..
A Dinghy (1)
APRIL 7TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
Two men in a dinghy were missing, but nothing could be found. A donation was made to the Institution by Wrekin College and a gift from it was made by the Institution to the life-boat crew in...
18 in 1 day
Tynemouth lifeboat crew rescued 18 people on one busy Saturday, 26 March. First, three trawlermen needed a tow home to Blyth after their vessel suffered an engine fire. Both Tynemouth lifeboats, along with RNLI colleagues from Cullercoats...
Category: Articles
A Naval Trawler (1)
FEBRUARY 2ND. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE. A naval trawler had been reported sinking off Banff, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 16s. 8d.
A Fishing Boat (1)
JAN. 22ND. - TORBAY, DEVON. A motor fishing boat had gone ashore, but her crew reached safety unaided.-Rewards, £14 18s. 6d. Six days before she had been rescued by the Torbay life-boat..
A Small Yacht (1)
JULY 14TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.
A small yacht had been seen making heavy weather, but was able to go on her way without help. - Rewards, £7 6s. 6d..