LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The sailing yacht Fiona, of Glasgow, when | out cruising near Coquet Island on the llth May, missed stays and stranded on the ' Coquet Steel.' A strong W. gale was blowing and the Life-boat Mary Andrew was launched to assist her. The...

HOLYHEAD.—On the 2nd January a wind blowing with hurricane force from W.N.W. prevailed, accompanied by a very heavy sea, and the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was called out three times to assist vessels which were danger. At 4.30 P...

JULY 29TH. - RAMSEY, AND PEEL, ISLE OF MAN An aeroplane had been reported to Ramsey as having fallen into the sea six miles S.W. of Burrow Head, and the Ramsey life-boat was launched, as the Kirkcudbright life-boat was off service. At Peel...

Swanage, Dorset. At 11.59 on the night of the 29th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Niton radio station had received a signal from the Dutch tanker Capricornus that she was standing by the yacht Farida...

FEBRUARY 10TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM. A British aeroplane had been reported down at sea, but it had, in fact, managed to land in a field. - Rewards, £5 8s. 6d.

Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 21st of October, 1956, the St. Anthony coastguard telephoned that the yacht Wanderer, which was towing a cabin cruiser, appeared to be in difficulties off St. Anthony...

As we go to press we are enabled to state that Life-boat Flag Day held throughout London on the 19th May was a great success, in spite of the fact that, unfortunately, the Y.M.C.A. had held their Hut Day on the 16th.

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