LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mafeking and a Fishing Smack
AT ten o'clock on the night of 18th October two vessels were seen to be aground and showing signals of distress on the sandbanks, in the mouth of the Humber, known as The Binks, and the Spurn Motor Life-boat was launched. A strong wind...
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CULDAFF, Co. DONEGAL.—On Sunday, the llth February, as a flag of distress was seen flying on Innistrahull Island, efforts were made on the mainland to ascertain by signals what was the matter, but these failed owing to the state of-the...
Actaeon
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—In the early morning of the 27th February, during moderate but cold weather, a barque was observed on the Hasboro' Sands.
The No. 2 Life-boat, Margaret, was launched and made for the wreck; on the...
Catherine May
Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 10.30 on the morning of the 3rd December, 1961, the life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched for a routine exercise in a heavy swell. As she was leaving the harbour the coxswain saw the small motor boat...
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RAMSGATE, KENT. — On the 12th March signals were reported from the Gull Light-vessel and were promptly responded to by the Life-boat Bradford and the Ramsgate harbour tug. On reaching the light-vessel they learned that a vessel was ashore to...
A Small Boat (3)
Anglesey.—27th July.
Searched unsuccessfully for a small boat the only occupant of which, Captain Owen Jones, a Gold Medallist of the Institution, was drowned. (See Obi- tuary, page 604.)—Rewards, £5 5s. 6d..
A Yacht (5)
JUNE 21ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. The Kentish Knock Light-vessel had reported that a yacht had carried away her mast, but the yacht cleared herself and went on her way.-Rewards, £4 15s. 6d..
An American Liberator Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 23RD. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The life-boat stood by outside the harbour in readiness to go and search for a missing American Liberator aeroplane, hut her services were not needed.
- Rewards,...
An Aeroplane (199)
DECEMBER 21ST. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, and oil and small wreckage were found, but there was no sign of the crew. - Rewards, £23 16s. 6d..