LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DRAGGING HER ANCHOR At 9.30 p.m. on ioth May, 1965, the coast life-saving service reported that a fishing vessel was in difficulties off the coast north-west of Galway Bay. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson put to sea at 10 p.m. in a...

Walmer, Kent.—At 7 A.M. on the 20th September the Deal coastguard reported a vessel ashore on the sands two miles W.N.W. of East Goodwin light-vessel. She was the French trawler Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk, with a crew of seven on board. A...

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At eight o'clock on the morning of the 15th of March, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the local motor fishing boat Venture had left the island of Bernera, Lewis, for Stornoway on the 12th with a crew...

One of the gifts in answer to Coxswain Blogg'e appeal came with this letter: I am sending my pocket money to you this weeki so that you can help God to keep Bobby and John safe and all tie other children's Daddies safe. Love....

Penlee, and The Lizard, Cornwall.—At 9.40 on the night of the 1st of March, 1956, the St. Just coastguard rang up the Penlee life-boat station to say that the motor vessel Crete Avon, of London, a vessel of 4,100 tons, had been in tow of the...

Launches on service from 1st July to 3ist August, 1965, which resulted in the rescue of people in difficulties are described in chronological order below.

Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 5.25 p.m. on 2nd July, 1965, a small...

SEPTEMBER 7TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.

At 4.40 in the afternoon the St.

Anne’s coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea about three miles west-south-west of Squires Gate. A light north...

THE Institution is again issuing a life- boat calendar for the New Year and a life-boat Christmas card.

The calendar has on it a reproduction in colours of a picture by Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the rescue by the Cromer...