LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

LAST December the Institution received from Mr. F. 0. Brown, of Bedford Park, London, a cheque for £28 10s., the amount which he had collected during the year in his Life-boat box. At the same time, he said that owing to ill- health...

Ferryside, Carmarthenshire. — 1st April, 1939. A schooner had been reported in a dangerous position near the Pembery Sands, but no trace of any vessel in need of help could be found—Rewards, £12 10s. 6d..

During a moderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st January signals of distress were observed at 9.30 A.M. on a schooner lying at anchor in Rosslare Bay. The crew of the Life-boat Tom and Jennie were assembled, and in a heavy sea the boat proceeded to...

Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...

Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 7.32 on the morning of the 7th of December, 1959,the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that distress rockets had been fired by the Liberian motor vessel National Fighter three miles south-east of Lowestoft....

At about 1.10 P.M. on the 8th January the Coxswain was informed by a fisherman that a fishing boat had broken down and was blowing towards the shore south oi Whitby. The Coastguard confirmed this and added that another fishing boat was going...

NOV. 22ND. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

At 11.25 P.M. a message was received from the Wyke Regis coastguard that a vessel had been sunk by enemy action near the Shambles Light-vessel. A strong S.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea...

GROUNDED YACHT THE Eastney, Hampshire, ILB on 18th June, 1972, went to the aid of the yacht Florya and rescued three people.

At 1 p.m. on that day Hayling Island Coastguard reported that a large yacht was standing into...