LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Trawler
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—llth September.
A trawler was overdue, but was found ashore with her crew safely landed.— Rewards, £25 2s. 6d..
None (2)
Weymouth, Dorset. — 19th January, 1939. Prolonged blowing of a siren had been heard in the direction ofthe Shambles Light-vessel, but no vessel in distress was found.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
A Spitfire Aeroplane (1)
JUNE 16TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £8 2s..
An Aeroplane (35)
MARCH 16TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £12 2s..
An Aeroplane (88)
MAY 24TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A British aeroplane came down at sea, but her crew were rescued by a destroyer. - Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
Maurita
JANUARY 8TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, LANCASHIRE. The Norwegian steamer Maurita, of Bergen, had stranded, but she did not need help as she was in no immediate danger. - Rewards, £8 2s..
The Danish Steamer Ingertoft
DEC. 8TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. The Danish steamer Ingertoft had gone ashore, but did not need the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £12 2s..
A British Bombing Aeroplane (1)
JULY 26TH. - LOWESTOFT, AND ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK. A British bombing aeroplane had come down in flames off Southwold, but her crew were lost. - Rewards : Lowestoft, £11 15s. ; Aldeburgh, £49 2s..
A Motor Yacht (1)
NOVEMBER 15TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A motor yacht had drifted ashore with her engine broken down, but her crew of two got ashore unaided.- Rewards, £16 2s. 6d.
Esperanza
Ramsgate, Kent.—On the morning of the 21st of May, 1948, a fresh north- easterly breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. At 10.30 the sailing yacht Esperanza, with a crew of two, went to sea. The weather got worse, and as the yacht attempted...