LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fanny Bailey
DUNDALK, Co. LOUTH.—On the 19th January, the schooner Fanny Bailey, of Dundalk, bound from Troon to that port with coal and iron, stranded on the bar during a gale from S.E. and heavy sea.
The Stockport Sunday School...
Boree (1)
Cromer and Wells, Norfolk.—On the 26th March the French steamer Boree, of Caen, and the Spanish steamer Aizkarai Mendi, were in collision off East Dudgeon light-vessel. A moderate E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The weather...
Fishing Cobles
Newbiggin, Northumberland,—On the morning of the 19th October, 1939, the second coxswain reported that six fishing cobles had not returned from the night fishing. A gentle N.E. breeze was blowing. The sea was moderate, but was growing...
Charles H. Barrett
Charles H. Barrett, M.B.E., hono- rary secretary and treasurer of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, died on the 26th of August, 1954, at the age of 74. His successor, Mr. C. J.
Quinton, M.B.E., writes: "Since 1938...
Category: Obituaries
Fishing Boats (2)
ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK,—The Life-boat Aldeburgh was launched at 9.45 A.M. on the 20th October to the assistance of three fishing-boats which were making for the shore, and would evidently encounter considerable danger, as a rough sea was...
Fishing Cobles (2)
SCABRBOROUGH.—The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 1.15 P.M., on the 15th April, and rendered' assistance to several fishing cobles which were in danger in a heavy sea. At 6 o'clock the Life-boat returned to the shore, and her...
Lord Teynham DSO DSC RN
The deaths have occurred of Captain the Lord Teynham, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., who served on the Committee of Management for 35 years, and Sir Eric Seal, K.B.E., C.B., also a member of the Committee of Management, who for 17 years was chairman...
Category: Obituaries
Corrections
On page 307 of the December issue of THE LIFE-BOAT the heading, Littlestone-on- Sea, was missed from above the service beginning 'At 2.15 p.m. on llth August, 1967...'.
The New Quay, Cardiganshire, IRB service...
Category: Articles
A Catamaran
HELPED CATAMARAN Life-boat O.N. 44-001. Later the same day while the 44-foot steel life-boat O.N. 44-001 was coming out of the river Medina after assisting a sailing dinghy, a catamaran was seen to capsize in the fresh south-westerly breeze...
A Polish Trawler
Arbroath, Angus - At 7 p.m. on 24th November, 1966, it was reported that a Polish trawler was aground on Bell rock. At 7.13 the life-boat, The Duke of Montrose was launched. It was one hour after low water. The life-boat came alongside the...