LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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Berwick - on - Tweed, Northumberland.— 21st February. Two R.A.F. motor boats had been reported making for Berwick. It was thought they would have difficulty in crossing the bar, but they ran for shelter elsewhere.—Rewards, £7 6s....

SEPT. 6TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Information had been received that a steamer appeared to have blown up seven miles off Shoreham Harbour, but although the life-boat made a wide search she found nothing. - Rewards, £7...

MAY 2 9TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. A Hurricane fighter aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea off Ramsgate, but the life-boat was recalled when news came that it had been found off Dover. - Rewards, £5 3s..

SEPTEMBER 23RD. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX.

It was thought that aeroplanes had collided and one was reported to have come down in flames, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Clacton - on - Sea,...

Bridlington, Yorkshire. On the 12th of May, 1960, nine local motor fishing boats put to sea at four o'clock in the morning to enable the fishermen to attend to their crab pots. A fresh easter- ly wind was blowing, and during the morning...

Arbroath, Angus.—At 5.30 in the morning of the 26th of September, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that afishing boat was ashore off Whiting Ness; and at 5.45, the life-boat John and William Mudie was launched, in a light westerly breeze with...

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 8.10 in the evening of the 30th of May, 1952, the Needles coastguard telephoned that two yachts, taking part in the Cowes to Cherbourg race, had gone aground on Shingles Bank near Elbow Buoy, but they had...