LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Stories of a Life-Boat Day
ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, has the distinction of the help of many of its ex-mayors and ex-mayoresses on its life-boat day. Last autumn no fewer than six mayors and six mayoresses took part in the appeal. It also had among its collectors two...
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Fishing Cobles (1)
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Thirteen fishing-coble? were endeavour-ing to return home while a heavy sea was breaking on the bar on the 8th April.
As they would incur considerable risk in crossing, the Life-boat...
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
Tripper
During a fresh S.W. breeze on the 14th May it was reported that a vessel was on the S.W.
part of the Guufleet Sands, the steam Life-boat City of Glasgow therefore pro- ceeded to her assistance. On reaching the sands they...
November (1)
danger they put out. They did not reach and rescue the boys until they were two miles out and their boat half full of water. - Rewards, 15s. and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 2.30 in the afternoon of...
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Stella, of London & Criterion
At daybreak, on I the morning of the 27th Aug., the yacht I Sulla, of London, riding at anchor in i Holknam Bay, was seen to be exhibiting ) a signal of distress. There was a heavy ) gale from the north blowing at the time, j which had...
International Boat Show By Ray Kipling Deputy Public Relations Officer Rnli
Earls Court, London, January 6 to 16 A SHOP WINDOW FOR THE WORK OF THE RNLIA YEAR OF NATIONAL CELEBRATION for the 25 years of Her Majesty The Queen's reign began for lifeboat supporters in January at the 1977 International Boat Show in...
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Rosabelle
The steamer Bosabelle, of Chester, whilst bound from Garston to Waterford on the 7th November, struck a rock when in the vicinity of the Skerries, and stranded outside Cemlyn Point. The Life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched to her...
Pilot
WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—A telephone message was received from the coastguard at Galloways, stating that a ketch was ashore, on the morning of the 23rd February. The Life-boat John William Dudley was launched at 8.40, in a rough sea, a strong S....
Amy
In response to signals of distress at 8.30 P.M. on the 18th January, the Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton was launched. There was a whole W.N.W. gale at the time, and the sea was very heavy. Having proceeded in the direction of the signals,...