LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles (6)
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The Life-boat Jonathan Stott was launched at 10 A.M.
on the 29th April, and stood by the cobles which were returning home, having been overtaken while out fishing by a rough sea and a thick...
A Large Vessel
Baltimore, Co. Cork.—2nd July. A large vessel was reported to have foundered after blowing her siren.
Visibility was poor and actually the vessel had disappeared into the fog.—• Rewards £5 12s..
A Fishing Boat
Weymouth, Dorset.—31st July, 1938.
A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but she was waiting at the Shambles Light-vessel until a thick fog cleared.— Rewards, £3 15s..
A Spitfire Aeroplane (2)
APRIL 14TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS ; THURSO, AND WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the Pentland Firth, but there was a dense fog and nothing could be found - Rewards : Longhope, £9 13s....
A Naval Patrol Trawler
OCTOBER 22ND. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
A naval patrol trawler had gone aground on Kettleness Point during fog, but she refloated without help and continued her patrol. - Rewards, £36 16s. 6d..
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Swimmers rescued MABLETHORPE iLB deputy launching authority was informed by a council lifeguard at 1458 on August 6, 1975, that there were two swimmers in difficulties off the 'pipe tunnel', an outfall pipe protected by a groyne,...
Obituaries
IT is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: February, 1984 Edgar William Garrad, formerly chief draughtsman, who retired in 1964 after 39 years service.
October, 1984 Mr R. H. Jones, honorary secretary of...
Category: Obituaries
Jebez, of Greenock
On the night of the 26th Nov., it blowing a gale of wind from S.S.W., with a heavy sea on, and being very dark, lights, as from a vessel in-distress, were observed in Castle- town Bay in a dangerous positios. The life-boat was accordingly...
Shell Duck
Cromer, Norfolk - At 9.48 a.m. on 2nd June, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Shell Duck had been seen by a helicopter apparently broken down surrounded by oil three miles south west of Newarp...
The Duchess of Kent at the Depot (1)
THE Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution, visited the Institution's depot at Boreham Wood on the 9th of November. She was received by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the committee of management, Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown,...
Category: Committee