LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.

—At 1.6 on the afternoon of the 8th of April, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had broken down and was drifting towards the shore three miles north of Berwick. At 1.26...

FOR the eighth year running the Institution received at Christmas, from a lady in Hampstead, a gift of all the halfpennies she has collected during the year. Her collection for 1938 was 552. This was 182 more than in...

Troon, Ayrshire.—At 10.50 P.M. on the 18th June, 1939, the coxswain's son saw a flare in the South Bay, betweenthe shore and Lady Isle. A N.W.

wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat Sir David...

Stromness, Orkneys.—At 1.30 A.M.

on the 27th September, 1939, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that a Norwegian steamer was ashore nearly fifty miles away; The weather was fine, with a light N.E. wind blowing. The motor...

Fraserburgh, Aberdeensbire. — Early on the morning of the 5th October, 1939, the assistant harbour master saw distress signals coming from the bay. A strong E.S.E. wind was blowing with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat John and Charles...

TRIPLE TROUBLE Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 4.13 p.m. on 20th June, 1965, the coastguard told the coxswain that they had observed red flares coming from a fishing boat about two-and-a-half miles out. At 4.25 the life-boat, The Chieftain was...

Torbay, Devon. At 12.10 p.m. on iith September, 1965, the coastguard saw a sailing dinghy capsize off the north end of Brixham Breakwater. Two people were visible in the water. At 12.17 tne IRB launched in a fresh to strong westnorth-...

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. At 9.10 p.m. on ist October, 1965, the coastguard reported that a flare had been sighted about one mile to the south-west of Arnish light. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with a choppy...