LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Florence Cook
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At about four o'clock in the morning of the 19th of December, 1949, the Bangor coast- guard telephoned that a vessel was in distress at Ballymacormack Point. At 4.25 the life-boat Civil Service No. 5 was launched in...
Kantule
Cromarty.—At 10.30 in the morning, on the 3rd of December, 1950, the Wick Radio station telephoned that a vessel, off the Cromarty Sutors had asked for help. At 10.45 the life-boat James Macfee was launched. There was a heavy swell with a...
A Norwegian Centenary
THE celebration of the centenary of the establishment of the first life-boat on the Norwegian coast took place at Stavanger on 22nd August, 1954. It was held at the time of the Annual General Meeting of the Norwegian Life-boat Society and...
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The Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Institution was held in London on April 30th., and the principal speaker was Sir Arthur Salter, K.C.B., M,P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping. For the first time since J914, when the custom was...
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Alone In a Life-Boat
The Walmer life-boat was being launched down her skids in December, 1944, when a hook slipped and she ran suddenly into a rough sea with only the motor mechanic, C. P. Cavell, on board. When he felt her afloat he came on deck to find himself...
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Dandora
NOVEMBER 16TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. At about 8.30 A.M. a telephone message came from the coast watchers that a ship was firing distress signals about two miles S.E. of Old Head of Kinsale, and the motor life-boat Sarah Ward...
Fishing Boats
The Life- boat Dunleary was launched at 6.5 P.M.
on the 30th January in response to a report, brought in by the mail-boat, that some of the fishing-boats belonging to Kingstown were in danger owing to the W.S.W. breeze...
Sea Lion
The Grimsby trawler Sea Lion, carrying a crew of nine, ran ashore at Dimlington early on the morning of the 2nd April. A gentle N.W. breeze was blowing, but there was a heavy swell on the beach. The pulling and sailing life-boat Docea...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 3rd February the coastguard telephoned that conditions at sea were very bad, and that all the local cobles, thirteen in number, were out. A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough...
Edith and Hilda
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the afternoon of the 7th April the coastguard reported that a sailing barge some miles S.W. of Clacton appeared to be in difficulties, with her mainsail carried away. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a...