LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Humber, Yorkshire.—At 5.24 on the afternoon of the 24th of October, 1955, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the auxiliary barge Pudge, of London, which had a crew of two, had gone aground half a mile south of Saltfleet Haven. The...

Fowey, Cornwall.—At 7.33 on the morning of the 16th of March, 1956, the Polruan coastguard rang up to say that the motorship Eminent, of Am- sterdam, had wirelessed that she had broken down about one mile south- east of Fowey and...

[The following letter, which was published in Yaching Monthly, is reproduced by courtesy of the editor.] SIR, During a recent talk given to our members by a representative of the R.N.L.I., it appeared that, in our district at any rate, the...

St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 10.45 on the morning of the 22nd of June, 1958, a message was received from the motor vessel Channel Trader, on passage from Newhaven to Guernsey, that shehad passed the fishing boat Black Cat three miles north...

Seventh national lottery THE SEVENTH RNLI national lottery was one of the most successful yet held, raising £30,000 for the lifeboat service.

It was drawn on Thursday January 31, by Polly James and Elizabeth Estensen...

NEAR SHIVERING SAND Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 6.6 p.m.

29th December, 1965, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was firing red flares near the Shivering Sand towers.

The life-boat Greater London...

Wicklow - At 10.55 P-m- on September, 1966, the m.v. Westerook, which had left Wicklow harbour that night bound for Cork, was reported aground on the North Arklow bank and had asked for the assistance of the lifeboat.

The...

Two Redcar fishermen, Mr. Cecil Picknett and Mr. Frederick Stamp, have received framed letters of appreciation signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I.

for rescuing two people after a coble had capsized on 8th December, 1969....