LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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FATAL CLIFF FALL At 2.20 p.m. on ist March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary of a police report that a man had fallen over the cliff between The Needles and Freshwater Bay. The life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe left at...
The Motor Fishing Coble Shiela
JANUARY 21ST. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
As the local motor fishing coble Shiela was long overdue, and could not be seen, the motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched at 5.55 in the evening, as night was coming on, to look for her....
Mac Duff
PENZANCE.—On the 14th February the Richard Lewis Life-boat put off to the assistance of the ship Mac Duff, of Glasgow, which was riding at anchor in a dangerous position off Lamorua during a strong SS.W. wind and a heavy...
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Clovelly, Devon. — At 4.18 on the afternoon of the 3rd of August, 1952, the Hartland Point coastguard tele- phoned that a boy was reported to be cut off by the tide at Shipload Bay, and at 4:30 the life-boat William Cantrell Ashley was...
Rask
Berwick - on - Tweed, Northumberland; and Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 7.35 in the morning on the 31st of January, 1950, the Berwick coastguard telephoned the Berwick life-boat authorities that a railway signalman had reported a vessel...
How a Trimaran Was Saved
AT Lowestoft on Saturday the 21st July, 1962, a large number of holiday- makers watched a drama take its course as a trimaran was brought safely into harbour after spending some hours in distress in full view of the...
Category: Articles
War Honours
IT is with great satisfaction that we record the fact that two old employees of the Institution have received distinction for good work in the field.
LIEUTENANT H. G. SPARY, who was a clerk in the Midland District Office,...
Category: Awards
Maria
JULY 9TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, AND CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. While bound from Rochester to Maldon with a load of brick rubble the barge Maria, of Rochester, lost her sprit and was in difficulties about one and a half miles S.W. of the Swin...
Rescue from a Norwegian Ship
AT 5.37 on the morning of the 21st of January, 1955, the honorary secretary of the Cloughey life-boat station, Mr.
D. Thompson, learnt from the Tara coastguard that a Norwegian ship was aground on South Rock and needed help...
Category: Services
An Aeroplane (27)
AUGUST 5TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane had dived into the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £18 1s..