LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Boat
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 11.49 on the night of the 7th of August, 1953, the police reported that eight people had left Groomsport in a motor boat at six o'clock and had been due back at 9.30. As they were still missing, the life-boat Sir...
Drakedene
Plymouth, Devon.—At 9.20 on the night of the 4th of February, 1951, the King's Harbour Master reported that the motor vessel Drakedene, of Cardiff, with a crew of nine, had dragged her anchors and was on the rocks near Jennycliff. At...
Sir Arthur Reed
Sir Arthur Reed, who was Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1931 to 1945, died on the 15th of January, 1961, at the age of 79. He joined the Com- mittee of Management in 1936. He served on the Finance and General Pur- poses Committees and...
Category: Obituaries
Alnora
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — About 5 o'clock in the evening of the 27th of February, 1949, information was re- ceived that a man a woman and three children had put out in the motor boat Alnora from Landermere Creek for the Walton Yacht...
Blue Bell
RAMSGATE.—On the 2nd January, 1894, a message by telephone was received requesting that the Life-boat and tug might be sent to a vessel in danger. The steamtug Aid, with, the Life-boat Bradford in tow, left the harbour at 10.30 P.M. and...
Industry
PORT LOGAN.—A telegram was received on the morning of the 26th January reporting that a vessel was flying a signal of distress about four miles W. of the Mull of Galloway. The Life-boat Edinburgh and B. M. Ballantyne was launched at 10.15...
A Speed Boat
RESCUED FROM SPEEDBOAT Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 7.15 p.m.
on i6th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small and overloaded speedboat was in difficulties about three-quarters of a mile east by...
Another Wrist Watch Awarded to Boy
About 11.40 on the morning of the 31st July, 1962, an 11-foot dinghy capsized about a mile north-west of St.
Helens fort off Bembridge in the Isle of Wight. There were three people aboard, a Mr. Gleave and his eleven-...
Category: Awards
Economy
On the 17th of November, 1962, the Seaham life-boat was launched to the help of the fishing vessel Economy and on returning to her station she capsized with the loss of her crew of five and four people whom she had taken off the Economy. A...
None (1)
GIRL FOUND IN WATER BY TANKER'S BOAT Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 10.28 on the night of the 6th April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that cries for help had been heard by the crew of the tanker Hamilton Trader, which...