LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Minette
Margate, Kent. At 6.53 on the evening of the llth of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a radio-telephone message received from the tanker Helix that a sailing yacht was in difficulties one mile east of Tongue...
A Motor Boat and a Rowing Boat
MEN FOUND IN ROWING BOAT AFTER SEARCH Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At three o'clock on the morning of the l l t h October. 1962. the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three fishermen had set off at eight o'clock the morning...
Some Ways of Raising Money
The Public Relations Officer of the R.N.L.I., Mr. Patrick Howarth gave 'readings from his autobiography in verse, 'Play Back a Lifetime'' at the George Hotel, Beaconsfield, on 5th February. It was the world premiere and the...
Category: Donations
A Barge
NOVEMBER 28TH. - WALMER, KENT. A barge, with no one on board, had broken away from her moorings, but was towed in by a tug. - Rewards, £14 17s..
An Aeroplane (146)
SEPTEMBER 20TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £19 17s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (34)
OCTOBER 1ST. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £16 13s..
Quest and Prosperity
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—During the afternoon of the 13th of January, 1948, the wind increased to a west- north-west gale while several fishing cobles were at sea, and at three o'clock the motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was...
Harwich
Shortly after four in the morning of 8th December information was received from the Coastguard that a vessel was burning flares. Fifteen minutes later the Motor Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched. A fresh S.W. by W....
River Spey
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 6.10 on the morning of the 28th of February, 1954, the Valentia radio station reported that the trawler River Spey, of Milford Haven, which had a crew of twelve, was leaking badly and needed help fifteen miles...
The Southern African Branch.
The Southern African branch has completed its gift of £11,000 to provide a motor life-boat to be named "Field-Marshal and Mrs. Smuts"i and has sent £4,000 towards another £11,000 to provide a second life-boat,...
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