LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Noordam
Walmer Kent.—At 4.20 P.M. on the * 4th October, 1939, the Deal coastguard reported that the s.s. Noordam, of Rotterdam, lying off Deal, had signalled for a boat to take a man ashore for an immediate operation. A strong E. by S. wind was...
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Contents
Contents N C*™, » Penlee: the loss of Solomon Browne and her crew, December 19, 1981 40 XL VIII Lifeboat Services 43 4 /9 CBor VHF? The Coastguard's view 51 The Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society, by John G. Francis 52 ™E™OFATHOLL...
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A Hulk
31st Janu- ary. A hulk without lights had broken away from her tug off Chapel St. Leonards, thirty-five miles from the life-boat station. It was believed that a man was on board. The sea was heavy, with a strong northerly wind and rain....
Evertsen
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 12.42 in the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1948, the Gorleston coastguard reported that the Dutch motor vessel Evertsen, which was off the harbour, had signalled for a doctor. Six...
Coxswain Michael Berry St.Helier
Coxswain Michael Berry, St Helier On September 3, 1983, Coxswain Berry took his lifeboat, the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King, three miles in among rocks to rescue three people from the yacht Cythara in a force 9 strong... - View image in PDF
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DOCTOR'S MISSION At i.20 p.m. on 8th November, 1963, the local medical officer informed the honorary secretary that a patient was in need of medical attention on Inishere Island, and asked for the use of the lifeboat in case the patient...
The Best Essay
BY ALFRED ROBINSON (12}), Warple Way Mixed School, Wandsworth.
Why I admire the Life-Boatman.
MOST of us have had the pleasure of a holiday by the sea during the summer, and probably have enjoyed the...
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E. J. D., of Nantes
Four days afterwards the boat again did good service. The brig. E. J. D. of Nantes, was driven by the tempestuous weather on a lee shore, and was at length forced to run for Scarborough Harbour.
In making the attempt,...
Fishing Boats
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 8th Jannary, about 2.15 P.M., the Albert Victor Life-boat was launched to render assistance to several distressed fishing-boats.
The boats went over the bar four times, and accompanied the boats in,...