LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

QUEENSTOWN. —A telegram was received from the officer of Coastguard at Ballycroneen, at about 3 A.M. on the 4th March, stating that a vessel was displaying signals of distress off that place. The Quiver Life-boat was speedily despatched to...

STAITHES, YoBxsmM.—The sudden rising of the sea, on the 17th April, rendered it dangerous for some of the fishing cobles to return to the shore.

The Life-boat Jonathan Stott was therefora launched at about 1.15 P.M. and...

Walmer, Kent. — At 7.39 in the morning of the 24th of December, 1950, the Deal coastguard reported a message from the Italian motor vessel Santagata that she was aground on the southern part of the Goodwin Sands and in need of help. She was...

Fowey, Cornwall.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1956, the Polruan coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht was ashore at Black Head west of Charlestown. At 2.20 the life-boat Deneys Reitz put...

In connection with the photograph of the codfish collecting box at Whitby, which appeared on page 172 of the October issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, it has been pointed out that the photograph was taken by Mr. A. Greenwood, of York, and that the man...

NOVEMBER 12TH. - THE MUMBLES GLAMORGANSHIRE. The Dutch motor vessel Wittezee, of Rotterdarn, stranded below Port Eynon Point. The life-boat went out at 9 A.M., three-quarters of an hour after she had returned from the service of the day...

Troon, Ayrshire.-—At 7.50 in the evening, on the 25th of September, 1950, a message was received from Irvine that a yacht had broken down off Irvine harbour and could not get in. So, at 8.15, the life-boat Sir David Richmond, of Glasgozv,...

CIVIL SERVICE LIFE-BOAT FUND.

Patron— His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALKS. K.G.

Vice-Patrons— The Most Hon. the MARQUIS OF Ripon, K.O.

The Right Hon. ARTHUR J. BALFOUR,...