LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Scotia, of Carnavon
On the 10th March, the schooner Scotia, of Carnarvon, anchored in a heavy S.W. gale off Trefadoc, near Holy- head : she soon commenced to drag her anchors, and was observed to be driving fast towards the Clipera Rocks. The Holy- head...
Star of Hope and Silver Line
JANUARY 27TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
While the Staithes fishing fleet was out during the morning the weather worsened and by noon the sea was very rough, the wind had risen almost to a gale and it was snowing. There was a...
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OCTOBER 5TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE, AND DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had crashed several miles inland. One of the crew was killed, but the other had baled out. He was carried to the coast and came down in...
Richard Cobden
During a whole gale of wind from the S.W. on the 10th February the Life-boat was launched at 5 P.M., and proceeded to the schooner Richard Cobden, of Swansea, bound from Briton Ferry to Freeport, U.S., with coal, which was flying a signal of...
Queen Mab
BRANCASTER, NORFOLK. — A telegram was received from the coastguard reporting a vessel in distress ofi Bnrnham Flats, on the 19th March, and as she was showing a signal for help the Life-boat Alfred S. Qenth put off to her assistance, at 1.45...
Commerce
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—During a whole gale from south by west, accompanied by a very heavy sea, on the 12th February, a message was received from the Coastguard that a vessel was ashore at the entrance of the harbour, signalling for assistance....
Ivy Lea
Aith, Shetland*.—At' 10 o'clock on the night of the 27th of January, 1949, a member of the crew of the motor fishing vessel Ivy Lea, of Lerwick, which had put out the previous morn- ing, telephoned that the Ivy Lea had broken down,...
Gypsy
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At 8.55 on the evening of the 4th of July, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a fishing boat appeared to be drifting about three miles to the eastward, and that one of her crew was waving a flag on an oar...
Worcester Ladies Guild
The fourth annual concert organised by Worcester ladies guild had, as star attraction, top television and recording personality Iris Williams. Miss Williams agreed to sing in the concert after making a BBC series aboard the liner Canberra,... - View image in PDF
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