LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Henry Jones
October 1986 Henry Jones, a member of Reading and District branch for over 20 years having previously been associated with the ladies' guild in Reading..
Category: Obituaries
Canoes, Yachts and Rafts
D class lifeboat rescues 36 people from canoes, yacht and raftsCleethorpes' D class inflatable liferaft was involved in three services on one day on 30 July 1989, rescuing no less than 36 people. The first service started as the crew...
Catherine and Alice
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. — On the 29th August, at about 9 A.M., a telegram was received from Brighton stating that a vessel flying a signal of distress had passed that town and was drifting, quite disabled, towards Newhaven, having lost her...
Salazar and Painted Lady
New Brighton, Cheshire - At 3.20 p.m.
on 30th May, 1970, the coastguard reported that the motor cruiser Salazar had broken down and was being carried over the Burbo bank.
There were two people on board.<...
Viking and Loch Maree
AUG. 9TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
During the evening a message was received from the Hurlestone Point coastguard that the motor yacht Viking was on fire six miles north of Porlock Weir and that the motor yacht Loch Maree, of...
Cheyenne and Ida Bakke
SEPT. 16TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 3.20 A.M. a telephone message was received from the Superintendent of the Coast Life-Saving Service that the motor vessel Cheyenne, a tanker of Newcastle, had been sunk by enemy action 200 miles off...
The Sand Boat Wisbech
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—About 10.15 on the night of the 4th of February, 1957, a telephone message was received from the harbour master at Dundee that a resident in Invergourie had reported a vessel burning flares oppo- site Balmarino above...
Storm Song and Simona
Tyne rescues crews of two yachts in galeThe Director of the RNLI has written to thank the crew of the Ramsgate lifeboatfor a service 'carried out very professionally' after the station's Tyne had rescued the crews of two yachts...
A Dinghy and Mambo
TWO CASUALTIES At 6.52 p.m. on i5th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had broken down and was drifting one mile south of St. Albans Head. The life-boat R.L.P.
was launched at...
Summity and Gronland
JULY 25TH. - DOVER, KENT. A 3.10 P.M. the Sandgate coastguard reported that a vessel which had been attacked by German aeroplanes was sinking off Sandgate, but said that naval motor boats were going to her help. At 3.30 P.M. it was reported...