LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Bravest Deeds of 1952
THE Maud Smith reward in memory of John, Seventh Earl of Hardwicke, for the bravest act of life-saving of the year by a life-boatman was awarded to Coxswain Douglas Kirk- aldie, of Ramsgate, for his courage on the 20th of August, 1952, in...
Category: Awards
Two Sisters
JANUARY 5TH AND 6TH. - NEWBIGGIN, AND NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 5.5 P.M. the coast-guard reported to the Newbiggin station that the sixteen-feet fishing boat Two Sisters, of Newbiggin, had not returned. An...
United Service
The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched at 11.32 A.M. on the 22nd June, as the coastguard had telephoned that a shrimp boat abreast Britannia Pier appeared to be in difficulties. A strong W.S.W. breeze was blowing...
Marie Celine
On the evening of the 17th September the coastguard reported that a ketch near Cove was dragging her anchor. A little later it was reported that she was still drag- ging, and was unable to start her engine.
A W.N.W. wind...
London Pride
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. — At 8.45, on the evening of the 25th of September, 1950, the lighthouse keeper reported a message that a member of the crew of the new tanker London Pride, which was carrying out trials, was in need of hospital...
In the New Year's Honours List
IN the new year's honours list appeared three lifeboat names. Commander Philip Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., the late chief inspector of life-boats, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Mr. John S. Duncan, the honorary secretary...
Category: Articles
Ferrocrete
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—The motor life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched at 12.56 A.M. on the 20th May in response to signals from the St.
Nicholas light-vessel which had...
Fishing Boats (3)
Arbroath, Angus.—The local fishing fleet put out during the early morning of the 23rd November, 1938, in fine weather. Later on a S.E. wind sprang up and rapidly increased to gale force. The sea grew very rough, with heavy rain, sleet and...
The S.S. Zeester
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 9.35 A.M. on the 12th April, 1939, the coastguard reported that the St.
Nicholas Light-vessel was firing guns and flying signals indicating that a vessel was in...
The Lifting Camel L.C. 16
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 2.17 early on the morning of the 23rd of April, 1954, the South Gare lighthouse keeper rang up to say that one of the lifting camels working on the wreck of the S.S. Guildford in Tees Bay had broken adrift, and was...