LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Hankow
PLYMOUTH. — The Life-boat Clemency put off on the 9th February, during a very heavy S. gale, and rendered valuable assistance to the s.s. Hankow, of London, which was in a perilous position outside Plymouth Breakwater. The Life-boat conveyed...
Firms and Their Products
• The Hovercat Mk. 2 multipurpose amphibious hovercraft (Hovermarine Transport Ltd., Hazel Wharf, Hazel Road, Woolston, Southampton) has a wide range of roles.
The Hovercat depicted above is fitted out for casualty...
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Green Olive
On the 24th February, it having been reported that a vessel was ashore, the Life-boat put off at 8.30 A.M., and proceeded under sails and oars to the Long Sand, on the N.E. part of which the brig Green Olive, of Littlehampton, coalladen from...
Mitera Marigo
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 11.45 on the night of the 29th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that the motor vessel Mitera Marigo of Monrovia was sinking near no. 5 buoy in Falmouth harbour and needed help. The...
New Range of Quality Gifts
FOR THE first time, we are introducing two items which we hope will be more than souvenirs and fall into the category of suitable gifts. For men, there is an attractive set of hand-made cuff-links with the R.N.L.I. motif in gilt and enamel...
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Spurs, of Grimsby
JANUARY 20TH and 21ST. - ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN NORTH PIER LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS, AND ABERDEEN TORRY LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS. At 7.30 in the evening the steam trawler Spurs, of Grimsby, on her way to the fishing grounds, but trying to get into...
The Edinburgh Lightvessel
Margate, .Kent, and Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At about 3.55 A.M. on the llthFebruary, 1938, the Margate coastguard telephoned that Clacton coastguard had reported rockets near the Edinburgh Light-vessel. A north gale was bio wing, with a very...
Broughty Castle
DOUGLAS.—The Life-boat Civil Service No. 6 was launched, at 6.15 P.M. on the 7th January, to the assistance of the schooner Broughty Castle, of and for Portaferry from Dublin in ballast, which, having dragged her anchors in Douglas Bay,...
An Aeroplane (53)
DECEMBER 17TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. An SOS had been reported from an aeroplane, but later she landed safely.
The representative in Eire of the British Government expressed thanks to the life-boat crew...
A Small Boat (3)
Early on the morning of the 23rd March three boys put out from the harbour in a small boat and headed up the Bristol Channel.
When about half a mile out they tried to put about and return but were unable to do so, as a...