LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

CAUGHT BY SUDDEN GALES Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. — On the morning of the 13th of January, 1948, anxiety was felt for the safety of several local fishing boats at sea, for a gale was getting up, and at 12.15, when it was blowing a...

On the 31st December, at 3 P.M., the Life-boat Christopher Brown was launched during a S.W. gale, and proceeded to the smack Crane, of Beau- inariSj which vessel was at anchor in a dangerous position with a signal of dis- tress flying. The...

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 7.20 on the evening of the 1st of September, 1958, the coxswain received a message that a fishing boat had been in collision with the trawler Strathdon off Peter- head. The motor fishing vessel Wave Sheaf was...

'OUTBOARDS MARINER DOESNT JUST PROMISE RELIABILITY it proves it! If you're considering buying an outboard, whatever the size, you'll have noticed that almost every manufacturer promised GREATER RELIABILITY as an important reason...

The list of honours bestowed on those associated with the life-boat service in the New Year Honours for 1959 included :— K.B. Mr. J. A. MILNE, C.B.E., Chairman and Managing Director, J. Samuel White & Co.

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Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—6th January.

Shortly after 11.30 A.M. information was received through the coastguard that the drifter Feasible, of Lowestoft, was in distress off Strumble Head. A moderate S.W.gale was blowing,...

Torbay, Devonshire.—On the 27th October, 1939, it was reported to the senior naval officer, Weymouth, by an observer on a R.A.F. aeroplane, en- gaged on reconnaisance over West Bay, that a motor boat was drifting about ten miles north-east...

COMMANDER LORD SEMPILL, R.N.V.R.

A Vice-President of the Institution since 1954 Lord Sempill, who died on 3oth December, 19563 had served on the Committee of Management from 1927 until he became Vice-President and had...