LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

23rd Novem- ber. Rockets had been reported near the Mouse Lightvessel, but no vessel in distress could be found.—Rewards, £19 10s..

APRIL 5TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. A small sailing boat was out in rough weather, but did not need help.-Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..

DEC. 25TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. Vessels had been in collision, but a naval vessel went to their help. - Rewards, £18 13s. 6d..

Cromer, Norfolk.—The No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 11.25 A.M. on the 20th April, as the Haisborough coastguard had telephoned that a sailing barge was aground about one and a half miles south of Haisborough coastguard...

ON the 10th October last at an early hour the inhabitants of Brighton were aroused from their beds by the report of an approach- vious to the life-boats reaching the wreck, several rockets with lines attached had been fired under the...

A similar service was performed by this boat on the 18th August, when the fishing smack Dawn of Grimsby, which had gone ashore in a bad sea, but fine weather, was also got afloat by having assistance, which, from the heavy surf, could not...

— Several motor fishing boats and cobles put out early on the 2nd November, but were caught in a strong N.N.W. gale, with a very heavy sea. All except the motor fishing coble Our Maggie returned to harbour, and the motor life-boat Herbert...

THERE are two types of fire extinguishers in use at Life-boat Stations. The one is the liquid type, charged with carbon tetrachloride, the other is the "Total" extinguisher which is a dry powder machine. This type was first adopted...