LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Galway Bay.—At 11.45 on the morning of the 10th of May, 1955, the doctor at Inishmore telephoned that a man there was in urgent need of hospital treat- ment at Galway and asked if the life- boat would take him to the...
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Appledore, Devon. — At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1955, the Westward Ho coastguard telephoned that a woman visitor to Lundy Island had fallen over a cliff and broken a leg. He asked if the life-boat would take her to the...
New Member of Committee of Management
SIR ERIC SEAL, K.B.E., C.B., Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Works, and Chairman of the Civil Service Life- boat Fund, has been co-opted to the Committee of Management of the Institution.
After service in the R.A.F. during...
Category: Committee
A Speed Boat (1)
Moelfre, Anglesey. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a speedboat had been seen to capsize a mile north- west of Moelfre Island and that shouts for help could...
Widgeon
Ansrruther, Fifeshire. At 4.7 on the afternoon of the 6th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a cabin cruiser was firing red flares off the North Carr lightvessel.
A strong...
A Boat
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 7.5 on the evening of the 28th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with two people on board had been seen burning flares about a mile south of Arnish...
Queen Catherine
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.54 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1956, theShoreham coastguard reported that the Royal Sovereign lightvessel had informed him that a small yacht along- side her was in difficulty and needed a tow to Newhaven....
Normarie
Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.16 on the afternoon of the 27th of August, 1956, the Deal coastguard telephoned that a yacht with her engine broken down needed help seven miles north-west of the Sandettie lightvessel. At 5.28 the life-boat Michael and...
Gien Mie
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 16th of December, 1957, a local resident heard on his radio that the fishing vessel Gien Mie, of Fleet- wood, needed help. He told the honorary secretary, and at 1.40 the life-boat Ann...
Elizabeth
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 11.15 on the morning of the 4th of August, 1958, the honorary secretary saw the yacht Elizabeth capsize during a yacht race.
The life-boat R.P.L. put out at 11.20 in a choppy sea. A westerly wind of...