LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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BARGE SINKING IN THE THAMES Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8 o'clock on the night of the 7th of January, 1948, the coastguard reported that a barge, from which they had rescued a woman, was drifting away from the pier and sinking, and her...
Lady Margaret, Georgina II and Pandora B
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain of the No. 1 life- boat reported that the motor pleasure launch Lady Margaret, of Middles- brough, had gone aground on the harbour bar. The tide was too...
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Fowey, Cornwall. At 4.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of September, 1958, the coastguard at Polruan in- formed the honorary secretary that the coastguard at Charlestown had gone to- help a young woman who had been cut off by the tide about...
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: September 1996 Mrs Pat Roche, treasurer of the Whitburn guild from 1986 until her death.
Tony Purnell, Woodbridge and District branch press officer from 1984 to...
Category: Obituaries
An Aeroplane (81)
AUGUST 11TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A Hurricane aeroplane was reported to have crashed in the sea five miles west of Selsey Bill, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £6 3s. 6d.
A Minesweeper (2)
SEPTEMBER 1ST. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
A minesweeper had been blown up offPenzance Harbour, but small boats picked up the survivors. - Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..
Two Aeroplanes (2)
NOVEMBER 23RD. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
Two aeroplanes were reported to have crashed into the sea during an air battle, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £31 16s. 6d..
A Whitley Bombing Aeroplane
JUNE 30TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
A Whitley bombing aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £19 1s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (5)
JANUARY 29TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
Rewards, £19 16s. 6d..
A Steamer (3)
FEBRUARY 23RD. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A steamer had sunk after being in collision, but the survivors were landed by a naval vessel. - Rewards, £11 15s. 6d..