LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Miss Jane Leresche, who died in October, 1937, had been the honorary secretary of the Seaford branch for nearly ten years, and before that the assistant honorary secretary for over four years. During her honorary sec- retaryship the branch...

NEWHAVEN.— On the 17th January, soon after noon, the Life-boat Elizabeth, Soys was launched, and proceeded to the assistance of the screw steamer Rubens, of Liverpool, bound from Buenos Ayres to Antwerp, which vessel had gone ashore in a...

OCT. 21ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. Just after four in the afternoon a police inspector and ambulance men arrived at the life-boat station, and shortly afterwards a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S.....

OCTOBER 10TH. - SHERINGHAM, NOR FOLK. A bomber had been reported down in the sea twenty miles off Wells, but notrace of her was found either by the life-boat or by other vessels and aeroplanes which took part in the search. - Rewards,...

GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—At about 7.30 P.M., .on the 19th August, during a N.

wind with considerable sea, the Mark Lane Life-boat went out in response to signals for assistance shown by the St.

Nicholas Light...

HARWICH. — The Cork light - vessel having signalled on the 6th June, the Steam Life-boat City of Glasgow left her moorings at 9.15 P.M., and on reaching the lightship ascertained that a vessel was on the West Bocks. A moderate breeze was...

During the afternoon of 24th October information was received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse that two men had landed there from the small fishing boat Mary, of Clacton, as the strong northerly wind and rough sea prevented them from returning...

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—On the 1st June H.M. Submarine Thetis dived, while on trials in Liverpool Bay about fifteen miles from Llandudno, and did not come to the surface. On the following morning four survivors escaped by means of the...