LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Danish Coaster Lady Kamilla (1)
Storm search A PROLONGED SEARCH was made by Padstow, St Ives and Clovelly lifeboats in a south-westerly storm for the Danish coaster Lady Kamilla, which foundered off Trevose Head on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1977, and for her crew of nine...
The Royal Naval Motor Vessel Santa Cruz
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—At 8.10 on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1957, the St. Abbs Head lighthouse-keeper reported that a small vessel had fired two rockets half a mile north-east of the lighthouse. At 8.20 the life-boat W. Ross...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—It will be remembered by our readers that on the occasion of the Jubilee of our late beloved QUEEN VICTORIA, in the year 1887, the Committee of Management, with the sanction of Her Most Gracious Majesty, who was the...
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The S.S. Joffre Rose, of Liverpool
MAY 12TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
At 9 A.M. a message was received from the Kilmichael Point look-out that the S.S. Joffre Rose, of Liverpool, had gone ashore on the mainland south of Pass Head, while bound laden with coal...
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Floods hit Scottish caravan site Aberdeen's D class inshore lifeboat was towed more than eight miles behind the helmsman's car when a flash flood burst the banks of the River Dee and water up to 1 Oft deep engulfed a park containing...
Life-Boat Services In 1905
Lives I saved.
Li 23 10 Adalina, fishing vessel, of Gravelines—stood by vessel.
Advance, ketch, of Bideford Amelia Ann, ketch, of Goo]e— rendered assistance.
A my, barge, of Bideford—...
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The S.S. Pitwines (1)
JANUARY 11TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 5.26P.M. a message was received from the Spurn Point Royal Naval Signal Station that S.S.
Pitwines had been attacked by enemy aeroplanes eighteen miles south of...
An Aeroplane (25)
JULY 30TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found except a patch of oil. - Rewards, £17 14s..
Lord Reidhaven
The schooner Lord Eeidnaven, of Banff, was "wrecked on the 1st November during a N.W. gale, and the Life-boat Bristol and Clifton promptly launched to her assistance, and rescued the crew of 3 persons..
People and Places
around and about the RNLI Lionel 'steps in' and saves the day… Lionel Blair, showbiz personality and dancer, stepped in to draw the lifeboat lottery at RNLI Open Days at 1200 on Saturday 2 August. Comedian, Jim Davidson, who was...
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