LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thomas M.
NOVEMBER 24TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 2.38 P.M. a heavy explosion was heard, and shortly afterwards the coastguard reported that vessel had struck a mine and was sinking one and a half miles S.E. from the coastguard...
A Motor Launch (1)
SEPTEMBER 7TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
At two in the morning the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a motor launch was ashore in Hoy Sound one hundred yards north-east of Ness Beacon and in need of help.
A...
Shoreline
THE COMPETITION for the Renault STL car is still progressing well. The draw will be made at the Motor Fair at Earls Court on October 28 and the lucky winner will be published in the next issue of THE LIFEBOAT. Your response has been most...
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Psyche, of Swansea
REDCAR.—On the 25th September at 10 • 30P.M., the schooner Psyche of Swansea went ashore on the rocks off Kedcar, and the Life-boat Burton-on-Trent was launched to her assistance. Hear-Admiral KOBERTSON, Assistant Inspector of Lifeboats to...
Deeside
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 5.35 a.m.
on 17th April, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sick man aboard the m.f.v. Deeside required hospital treatment. The lifeboat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was...
Two Boats (1)
Padstow, and St. Ires, Cornwall.—At 7.45 in the evening of the 25th of Sept- ember, 1949, the Trevose Head coast- guard telephoned the Padstow life-boat authorities that a rowing boat with a crew of four was trying to get ashore in...
None (9)
Swanage, Dorset. At 6.10 on the evening of the 18th of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police had reported a man in difficulties on the cliffs at Ballard Down. A cliff rescue team had been sent to the...
Florence Myal
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.15 A.M.
on the 4th May, 1938, the coastguard reported a light about six miles S.W.
by S. Watch was kept, and after some time it was decided to send out the motor life-boat...
Kate
WEXFORD.—On the 12th February, at about 5.30 P.M., the fishing schooner Kate, of Wexford, was seen to be running for the harbour. The wind was blowing moderately from the S.W., but the sea was rolling furiously in consequence of a strong...
Boy Jermyn
OCTOBER 20TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 11.30 on the night of the 19th the coastguard reported that a steamer in the harbour was making signals of distress. A strong westerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat crew...