LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Generous Gesture
LAST November Matthew Clarkson, second coxswain of the Lytham life- boat, disappeared while shrimping in the Ribble estuary. The crew of the Lytham life-boat received £2 10s. each A* in rewards from the Institution for searching for...
Category: Services
B.E.M. for Two Coxswains
THE British Empire Medal has been awarded to Coxswain Hugh Nelson, of Donaghadee, and ex-Coxswain William McConnell, of Portpatrick, in recogni- tion of the services they rendered in rescuing 33 survivors from the Princess Victoria on the...
Category: Awards
Boy Leslie
RED FOR DANGER Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 5.32 p.m. on 9th May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Boy Leslie was burning red flares on the outer edge of the Newcombe sand. The cabin cruiser's engine had...
Nicolette
Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 6th of May, 1955, the St. Anthony coastguard rang up to call attention to the position of a sailing yacht in Falmouth Bay. He later stated that she might need help as the weather was bad. At...
Farida
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...
A Yacht (1)
Sheringham, Norfolk. At 4.5 on the afternoon of the 9th August, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary there was a small yacht in difficulties off Sparrow Gap, Weybourne, and that there were three young men on...
Civil Service Life-Boat Fund
THE annual meeting of the committee of this fund was held on the 10th Jan. at the General Post Office, and was presided over by Mr. W. H. HAINES, of the House of Lords. A highly satis- factory balance-sheet was laid before the com- mittee by...
Category: Meetings
William McCann
Humber: The 100-year-old, 86ft gaff-rigged ketch, William McCann, had run aground at Donna Nook on the night of Saturday November 17, 1984. Her II passengers were lifted off during the night by helicopter while Humber's 54ft Arun class...
Irex
About midday on the 8th March, the fishing-boat Irex, belonging to Port Patrick, became unmanageable in the S.W. gale and strong tide. As it was seen she could not make the harbour, the Life-boat Civil Service No. 3 was sent...
Hebe
COUKTSIACSHERRY, Co. CORK.—The Lifeboat City of Dublin put off at 3.30 P.M. on the 23rd January during a gale of wind from the W., signals of distress having been shown by the schooner Hebe, of Cork, bound from Newport to Bantry with a cargo...