LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the 27th of September, 1951, the St. Helier life-boat towed in a French yacht and her crew of three.

For a full account of this service, and the rewards, see page 280..

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—1st October.

A steamer carrying pit props had capsized, and a trawler had picked up one survivor, but a search for the rest of the crew was without result.— Rewards, £6 14s. 6d..

Shoreha m Harbour, Sussex.—27th June, 1939. An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but a fishing boat rescued the pilot. The life-boat towed in the aeroplane.—Rewards, £5 2s. 6d.

(For a full account see "Shoreboat...

VELLUM FOR BEMBRIDGE COXSWAIN Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the 5th of December, 1947, the motor life-boat Jessie Lumb rescued eighteen men from H.M. trawler Erraid, and the coxswain was awarded the Institution's thanks on...

A COLLECTOR of flags in Dorset has sent the Institution five gifts, in the course of seven weeks, amounting to £12 14*. He had asked five shipping companies for their house-flags and suggested that, instead of paying them, he should...

JOHNSHAVEN, KlNCAHDINESHIRE. On the 2nd March the Life-boat Sarah Ann Holden was launched at 11 A.M. and went to the assistance of the fishingboat Success which was in danger while making for the harbour in a S.E. breeze and a rough sea. The...

CULLERCOATS.—After the fishing-boats had left the harbour on the morning of the 13th February, a high sea sprung up, rendering it dangerous for the boats to return. It was therefore considered expedient to launch the Life-boat Gooperator No,...

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