LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
"Literature of the Life-Boat."
THERE are still some copies left of Literature of the Life-boat by Sir John Gumming, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., a vicepresident of the Institution, published in 1936 and 1937 as supplements to this journal. A copy of the two supplements bound...
Category: Articles
A Convoy
OCTOBER 2ND. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A south-bound convoy had been attacked by German aeroplane; and one of the aeroplanes had been brought down, but a destroyer picked up the survivors of its crew, and there were no...
A Fortress Aeroplane
MARCH 6TH. - CAISTER, NORFOLK.
While the life-boat crew were standing by during air operations a Fortress aeroplane was seen to crash, but the life-boat found no survivors. - Rewards, £18 17s..
Pwllheli Naming Ceremony
THE new Pwllheli life-boat was named Katherine and Virgoe Buckland at Pwllheli on the 20th of August.
Captain R. E. Thomas, chairman of the Pwllheli branch, was in the chair.
Commander L. F. L. Hill, R.N.R...
Category: Inaugurations
Ingrid II and Thelas
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — About 3.45 on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was flying a distress signal near Holland Point. At 4.15 the life- boat Edward Z. Dresden was...
A Small Vessel
9th September. A small vessel was reported to have dis- appeared, but a search revealed nothing.
—Rewards, £20 11*..
A Trawler (15)
DEC. 13TH. - SUNDERLAND, DURHAM.
A trawler had been reported to have been mined, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 15s. 6d..
A Seaplane
MAY 18TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A seaplane had been reported to have crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £8 1s..
A Bombing Aeroplane (1)
OCTOBER 22ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A bombing aeroplane had been reported to have crashed, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £31 19s..
A Fighter Aeroplane (1)
NOVEMBER 25TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A fighter aeroplane had been reported to have crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £16 8s. 6d..