LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (29)
Nov. 6TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
It had been reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but the life-boat could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..
A Steamer (9)
JUNE 27TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. A large steamer had gone aground on the Shingles Bank, but tugs were in attendance and the life-boat’s help was not needed. - Rewards, £3 19s. 6d..
Marz
THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning of the 17th June information was received that a vessel was in distress off Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J.
was...
D Class Named at Pwllheli
Saturday 23 August dawned wet and all indications were that it would continue. The station put their wet weather programme into effect - the crew and shore crew cleared the lifeboat house, dressed both boats and decorated the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Offshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1979
Aldeburgh, Suffolk August 9 Amble, Northumberland July 4 Angle, Dyfed June 2, 24, July 3, 8 and August 15 (twice) Anstruther, Fife June 15 and August 28 Appledore, North Devon June 10 and July 31 Arklow, Wicklow July 12, 18, 21 and August 16...
Category: Services
An Aeroplane (124)
SEPTEMBER 4TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £31 2s. 6d..
A Thunderbolt Aeroplane
JUNE 17TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A Thunderbolt aeroplane had come down in the sea, but a vessel in convoy rescued the men. - Rewards, £36 17s. 6d..
A Steamer
JAN. 21ST. - WALMER, KENT. A steamer had been heading for the Goodwin Sands, but changed her course in answer to warning guns from the East Goodwin Lightvessel.- Rewards, £29 0S. 6d.
A Canoe
JULY 21ST. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A canoe with two boys was missing from Groomsport and the life-boat searched with the help of searchlights from shore batteries, but found nothing. - Rewards, £8 18s. 6d.
H.M.S. Vortigern (1)
MARCH 15TH. - CROMER, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. On the night of the 14th March and in the morning of the 15th, a convoy was attacked by enemy E-boats.
The E-boats in turn were attacked by destroyers and by H.M.S. Vortigern,...