LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 11.35 on the morning of the 23rd of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boy was drifting out to sea in a dinghy off Amroth. Four minutes later the life-boat Henry Comber Brown was...
A High Speed Launch
JANUARY 13TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 1.30 in the morning the Wick coastguard telephoned that a high speed launch was ashore at the Beacon, the southwest point of Stroma. The weather was calm and the sea smooth. The motor...
An Aeroplane (2)
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — 24th September. An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, and a boat had picked up a body. The life-boat dragged with a grapnel, but without result.— Rewards, £5 2s. Qd..
A Sailing Boat (4)
JUNE 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A sailing boat had capsized off Worthing, but the man on board was rescued by another boat.-Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (11)
APRIL 2ND. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but only oil and small pieces of wreckage were found. - Rewards, £23 2s..
A Fishing Boat (11)
JUNE 4TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A fishing boat had been reported showing red flares, but only a boat burning a brazier could be found. - Rewards, £10 2s..
A Motor Drifter
AUGUST 2ND. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A motor drifter had been reported to be in need of help, but tugs took her in tow. - Rewards, £46 2s. 6d..
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NOVEMBER 8TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
Red flares had been seen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 2s. 6d..
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MAY 19TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it had crashed on land. - Rewards, £10 2s. (See Llanerchymor, “Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats;” page 67)..
Postcard Discovery
I recently found a postcard among many cards collected by my late father.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs