LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Sailing Boat
At about 3 P.M. on the 29th April a small sailing boat capsized in a squally N.E. wind. News of the accident was telephoned to the life*boat station and the permanent second coxswain of the motor life-boat, accom- panied by another man,...
Virtruvius, of Liverpool
On the 1st Decem- ber, during a terrific gale, the brigantine Vitruvius, of Liverpool, was seen to anchor in a very dangerous position in the Skerries Roads. The Zelimda life-boat was at once launched, but, after proceeding some distance, it...
A Dinghy and Iris
Canipbeltown, Argyll - At 1.24 p.m.
on 8th May, 1970, news was received that two men in a dinghy were being swept out to sea off Corriegravie.
The life-boat Michael Stephens, on temporary duty at the...
Lousia
In consequence of the heavy state of the sea on the llth April fears were enter- tained for the safety of the fishing coble Louisa, which had been out fishing all night, more especially as it was seen that landing would be dangerous. At 5...
Matabele
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 12.45 A.M.
on the 18th December, 1938, the coastguard reported that a trawler was ashore in a bad position near North Gare Breakwater, and was making distress signals. She was the steam trawler...
A Royal Air Force Machine (2)
Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Runswick, and Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—4th December.
A Royal Air Force machine came down at sea at night, but could not be found, and the pilot was drowned.
—Rewards, Hartlepool, £...
An Aeroplane (30)
Nov. 15T H . - TENBY, PEMBROKE.
SHIRE. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed off Caldy Island, but the life-boat made two long searches without finding any sign of her. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d. and £10 9s..<...
A Yacht
JANUARY 11TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A naval rating finding himself unable to row back to his motor launch had boarded a yacht and shouted for help, but a boat belonging to the launch took him off.- Rewards, £6 19s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (205)
DECEMBER 29TH. - KIRKCUDBRIGHT.
A German aeroplane had come down in the sea in Wigtown Bay, but nothing was found.
Later wreckage was washed ashore. - Rewards, £15 19s. 6d.
None (16)
APRIL 24TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. An object had been reported in the sea off Seven Heads, but nothing was found.
Later it was learned that it was part of a barrage balloon. - Rewards, £11 15s. 6d..