LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jane Rowe
At 9.30 A.M.
on the 28th February the Coastguard reported that a ship was ashore at Bolberry Down. The crew of the Life- boat Alexander were at once assembled, and the boat was launched within a quarter of an hour. They...
A Drifter
28th September A drifter had struck the rocks, but her crew got away in a small boat and were picked up by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £10 7s. 6d..
A Yacht (3)
Newhaven, Sussex.—27th July, 1939.
A yacht was on fire, but the people on board were rescued by a fishing boat.— Rewards, £10 15s. 6d..
A Bombing Aeroplane
AUGUST 20TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A bombing aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but only wreckage and a rubber dinghy were seen. - Rewards, £10 0S. 6d..
An Aeroplane (45)
NOVEMBER 16TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £25 3s. 6d..
An American Fortress Aeroplane
JANUARY 4TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An American Fortress aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew had already been picked up. - Rewards, £40 0s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (39)
MARCH 27TH. - DOUGLAS, AND RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Douglas, £15 7s. 6d. ; Ramsey, £24 7s..
An Aeroplane (37)
JUNE 29TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea seven miles from Dungeness, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £10 16s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (92)
AUGUST 15TH. - SEAHAM, DURHAM.
A German bomber had been shot down off Seaham, but it disappeared in the sea and nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (6)
APRIL 20TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE. A fishing boat had been seen flying a distress signal, but only a barrel was found. The boat had sunk suddenly, with her crew of three. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..