LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mr. E. Selby Davidson
MR. E. SELBY DAVIDSON, who died on the 8th August, 1963, was honorary secretary of the Tynemouth life-boat station for 24 years. He was appointed in September, 1939, and from May, 1962, served as joint honor- ary secretary with Captain D....
Category: Obituaries
Fennel
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—About 9.30 on the night of the 9th of October1948, a vessel was seen to enter Dungarvan Harbour, at full speed and run aground on Whitehouse Bank. She was not seen to signal, but telephone messages from...
Aphrodite
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 7.44 on the night of the 8th of August, 1951, the Shoreham coastguard tele- phoned that a small ship was on fire one mile south-east of Shoreham Harbour.
At 7.59 the life-boat Rosa Woodd and...
Katcher I
AGROUND AT BRIGHTON At 6.9 a.m. on 27th September, 1965, the police at Brighton reported that a fishing vessel was aground 200 yards east of the Palace pier and that she was listing badly. The life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was...
Herta
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.
At 7.38 a.m. on 24th November, 1965, the Dutch vessel Herta was reported aground three miles north-east of the Nelson buoy. The life-boat Sarah Townsend Porritt went to the scene at 8.20...
Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats
Launches 1 Lives rescued 4 VALENTIA, Co. KERRY. The auxiliary broken down. A strong east-south-east wind rescue-boat, St. Bernard, was returning to harbour on the night of the 22nd of May, was then blowing and the sea was rough.
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Category: Services
Motor Fishing Vessels
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 4th of April, 1958, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched in a rough sea, with a moderate east-north-easterly gale blowing and an ebb tide. She escorted five motor...
Lisa
At 10.10 p.m. on igth June, 1966, the occupants of a small boat, adrift off South Stack lighthouse, were heard calling for help. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched at 10.28 in a light south westerly wind and a smooth...
From Golf Clubs
In 1945 thirty-nine golf clubs held competitions to help the Life-boat Service. They contributed £197. From these competitions during the past five years the Service has received over £1400..
Category: Articles
Mountain Hare
WEXFORD.—On the 22nd January, at 9.30 P.M., whilst blowing hard from the S.W., cries for assistance were heard from a vessel in distress on the north end of the Dogger Bank; information of which being conveyed to the Life-boat Station at...