LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gold
Sheringham and Wells, Norfolk.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 8th of December, 1954, a hotel porter told the Sheringham life-boat station that he had seen red rockets off Weybourne.
Four minutes later the Cromer coast- guard...
Book Reviews
Anyone interested in the organization of a major charity will find Two Ears of Corn by Mervyn Jones (Hodder and Stoughton, 2i/-) a stimulating work.
This is the story of the growth of Oxfam from an inaugural meeting held by...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Foch Rose
Walmer, Kent.—At 6.5 on the morn- ing of the 24th of February, 1955, the Deal coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Foch Rose, of Liverpool, which had a crew of twelve, had run aground on Oldstairs Shoal. At 6.30 the life- boat Charles Dibdin,...
None (18)
TAKEN TO ROSSAVEEL At 2.40 p.m. on 28th September, 1964, the local district nurse requested the use of the life-boat to take an injured child to Rossaveel. No other boat being available, the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson left her moorings...
None (9)
Dover, Kent.—23rd June. An aeroplane was reported to have fallen into the sea, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £4 14s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (50)
DECEMBER 11TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
Rescue craft and aeroplanes also searched.- Rewards, £24 2s. 6d..
Tonny (1)
Berwick- on- Tweed, Northumberland, and Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—On the morning of the llth of February, 1956, the motor vessel Tonny, of Dordrecht, appeared to be aground off Berwick.
A little later she was seen to move...
Teazer, of Whtiby
On the 18th October, at 5 | P.M., during a heavy gale at E.S.E., the i barque Teazer, of Whitby, whilst endea- j vouring to enter that port, in tow of a •, steamer, parted her tow-rope and went ! ashore on Whitby Sands. The Life-boat...
Maybird
The motor life-boat K.E.C.F., with a tender in tow, put out at 3.35 P.M. on the 25th March, as the life-boat watch- man had seen a small vessel go ashore about half a mile S.W. of the fort. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
Blanche
THREE HOURS OVERDUE Wells, Norfolk. At 11.22 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a local fishing boat was three hours overdue from a fishing trip. The vessel could not be seen and he decided to launch to investigate...