LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 9.25 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1953, the Walton-on-the-Naze coast- guard rang up to say that the Harwich police had reported that a man and a woman were stranded on a sandbank in Dovercourt Bay...
Sealight
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 12.15 on the morning of the 22nd of Sep- tember, 1956, the Southend coast- guard telephoned that a red rocket had been seen five miles south-east-by-east of the look-out. At 12.39 the life- boat City of Glasgow...
A Sea Venom Aircraft
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. At 10.20 on the morning of the 1st of May, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Sea Venom aircraft with a crew of two had ex- ploded in the air off Lilstock one mile from the shore....
Southern Cross and Helga
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 28th of June, 1958, a competitor in a local sailing race told the honorary secretary on coming ashore that another yacht in the race had been dismasted and might need help. At 6.20 the...
Kestrel and Anemone III
Dungeness, Kent.—At 12.27 in the afternoon of the 25th of August, 1948, the Jury Gap coastguard telephoned that a yacht was making very heavy weather about one and a half miles south-south-east of the Gap, and the motor life-boat...
Covesea and Ocean Swell
Whitehills, Banfisbire, and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—About 3.45 in the after- noon of the 18th of October, 1949, theBanff coastguard telephoned the White- hills life-boat station that two fishing vessels bound for Peterhead from Wick —the...
First Aid
The third edition of First Aid, the authorised manual of the St John Ambulance Association, St Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross Society, is available from the RNLI Headquarters, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W...
Category: Articles
Jenny III, Happening
ENGINE TROUBLE It was learned on 7th August, 1971, that the Dutch Barge Jenny III, with a crew of four, had been standing by the East Goodwin lightvessel during the night with engine trouble. Arrangements to tow the barge were made with a...
Jaroma
On 24th August, 1969, the lifeboat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched to the help of the motor fishing vessel Jaroma. A full account of this service, for which special awards were granted, will appear in the March number of...
Hazel
Montrose, Angus. At 9.15 on the morning of the llth October, 1961, the ex-coxswain of the life-boat, Mr. James Paton, heard his son, who is the present coxswain, calling by radio for the help of the life-boat. The son at the time was fishing...