By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
I HOPE that no one who receives this issue of The Life-Boat will fail to read the story of Victor Rojas, well named " The Providence of the Shipwrecked,"...
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AGM 1988 The RNLI's annual meetings for 1988 will take place on Tuesday, May 10 at the South Bank, London. The governors' annual general meeting takes place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall at 11.30 am and the annual presentation of...
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Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 9th November, 1937, news was received that a motor boat was in difficulties about seven miles south of Lowestoft. The crew of the motor life-boat Agnes Cross were assembled, but the coastguard...
23rd Feb- ruary. A barge grounded on the Gunfleet, but a motor boat which had her in tow took off the only man on board.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
Cromer, Norfolk.—8th January, 1939.
The steam trawler Imbrin, of La Rochelle, had stranded on the Haisborough Sands, but got off without help.—Rewards, £29 6s. 6d..
Aberdeen.—22nd January, 1939. A small boat had been reported capsized at the mouth of the River Don, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £6 17s. 6d..
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—26th February, 1939. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was saved by a motor boat.—Rewards, £10 Is. 6d..
Wick, Caithness-shire.—28th Octo- ber, 1939. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the crew of two had been picked up by a trawler.—• Rewards, £9 19s. 6d..
FEB. 26TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was saved by a motor boat.-Rewards, £10 1s. 6d..
NOV. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, and the life-boat made a thorough search, but could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d..