LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The steam trawler James Lay, of London, with a crew of fourteen on board, bound for Hull, laden with fish, grounded on Filey Brigg at about 8 A.M. on the 12th January in a thick fog. The sea was smooth. Cobles endeavoured to refloat the...

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Just after day- break on the 12th November a schooner- rigged vessel was observed coming in from the eastward, and as a strong S.E.

by E. wind was blowing a watch was kept on her. From time to time she was lost sight of in...

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—During the early hours of the llth of April, 1956, it was reported that a vessel had run ashore forty yards north of the coastguard station. At 3.30 the life-boat Michael Stephens put out. There was a moder- ate sea, a...

R/T procedure changes THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE modifications introduced in the new edition of the Handbook for Radio Operators should be noted: Control of distress traffic: The word 'PRUDENCE' (pronounced PRU-DONCE) has been...

MARCH 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 10. 40 P .M. n e w s was received from the civic guard at Carne that a vessel was in distress off Carne Pier.

At 11.10 P.M. the motor life-boat B.A.S.P., on temporary duty at...

CLOSE TO SANDS At 10.13 P-m- on 29tn December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the South Goodwin lightvessel had reported that a vessel needed help because she was driving towards the Goodwin sands. Later the coastguard...

THE Life-boat Stamp Bureau, which was founded by Miss Margaret Power, of Mount Royal, Old Common, Cobham, Surrey, in 1933, is continuing and ex- tending its work. Miss Power has now a number of regular customers who want only first-class...