LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (32)
JUNE 15TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, AND NEWHAVEN. SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea to the east of Shoreham, but it was later found near Littlehampton, and the services of the lifeboats were not needed. - Rewards : Shoreham...
An Aeroplane (33)
JUNE 15TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, AND NEWHAVEN. SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea to the east of Shoreham, but it was later found near Littlehampton, and the services of the lifeboats were not needed. - Rewards : Shoreham...
The Motor Cabin Cruiser Kinuna, of Southampton
JANUARY 18TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
At 7.5 at night the Lade coastguard reported a small vessel ashore east-by-north of Lade, but not in need of help. A strong southeasterly wind was blowing, with a very choppy sea. The...
Mrs Edith Greig 94 Years Old
Mrs Edith Greig, 94 years old, has collected for the lifeboats every year since World War I and on March 10 helped Mexborough and District guild collect £731 on its flag day; she was 'on the job' from 9am to 4pm. A holder of the... - View image in PDF
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The S.S. Wexfordian
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the afternoon of the 8th March it was learned that the s.s. Wexfordian, of Wexford, which had been aground on South Dogger Bank since the 29th February, was in need of help. A strong N.E. by E. breeze was...
None (5)
27th February.
Distress signals had been reported, but no vessel in need of help could be found.—Rewards, £15 9s..
A Landing Craft (2)
DECEMBER 28TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A landing craft had drifted ashore in shallow water, but the life-boat, which went alongside, found no one on board. - Rewards, £13 13s..
Alethea
Holyhead, Anglesey. At 6.32 on the morning of the 25th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen two miles north-east of Holyhead. At 6.46 the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) put...
Miss Hunt
HOLYHEAD.—Signals of distress being seen in the bay, the No. 1 Life-boat Thomas Fielden was launched at 9.10 P.M.
on the 25th January, while a strong gale from N.E. was blowing with severe squalls, a heavy sea, and snow....
Edward Stonard, of Lancaster
On the 24th Jan- uary, during a storm from the S.W., the schooner Edward Stonard, of Lancaster, lost her main-boom, fore-gaff, and all sails except mainsail (which was split), and the master was obliged to run her ashore to the west- ward of...