LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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three months from April to June 1956 life-boats went out 28 times to the help of vessels of foreign countries.
The countries concerned were the Argentine, Belgium, Costa Rica, Den- mark, France, Germany, Italy, Li- beria,...
Category: Donations
Royal Rose, of Whitby
On the 21st De- cember the barque Royal Hose, of Whitby, bound to Leith with a cargo of wheat, having sprung a leak during a north-easterly gale, ran on shore on the Whitby Sands, the smaller life-boat belonging to the Institution was with...
Mystery
LOWESTOFT.—Flares having been seen in a southerly direction the crew of the Lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll were summoned on the 15th January; the boat was launched at 12.10 A.M., and found the dandy Mystery, of Harwich, having on board a cre*v of...
Blackburn Rovers
INJURED MAN At 2.35 p.m. on 28th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Grimsby trawler Blackburn Rovers in Bridlington Bay had an injured man on board. There was a fresh north westerly breeze with a moderate...
Irene
Fowey, Cornwall. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 14th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing red flares three miles south ofFowey. At 8.13 the life-boat Deneys Reit: put out at high...
Sunshine
Amble, Northumberland. At 9.10 on the morning of the 29th December, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Sunshine of Port Seton was making for Amble. Because of the severe weather it was suggested that...
Second French Award
THE French Government has awarded its silver medal of the first class and diploma to the late leuan Bateman, who lost his life when the St. David's life-boat went to the help of the French trawler Noire Dame de Fatima on the 8th of...
Category: Awards
Three Cobles
Filey, Yorkshire.—At 1.40 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard reported that the weather was worsening and that three cobles were still at sea. The life-boat The Isa and Penryn M listed was launched at 1.45 in a rough...
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Swanage, Dorset-At 8.50 p.m. on 2nd June, 1968, the honorary secretary learnt that a youth was stranded on Ballard Cliff. The lifeboat R.L.P. was launched at 9.11. It was one hour after low water. On reaching the area the life-boat assisted...
Newsletter Launched
The Norwood and district branch of the R.N.L.I, launched in August the first issue of their newsletter Lifelines.
The newsletter contains the first of a series of articles on gold medal rescues, the inaugural one being an...
Category: Branches