LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JUNE 10TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A rowing boat had been reported missing, but was found later beached and abandoned by the two men who had hired it. - Rewards, £8 8s..

JULY 3RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. A rubber dinghy with a man aboard had been reported, but was found to be an R.A.F.

target buoy. - Rewards, £5 12s. 3d..

JULY 26TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. A dinghy had been reported missing, but could not be found. Later it was brought in by another boat. - Rewards, £7 19s..

NOVEMBER 22ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.

A steamer had been reported in distress, but she was towed into Torbay by a destroyer.- Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..

APRIL 29TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A rowing boat had been in difficulties, but she was towed to harbour by a motor boat.- Rewards, £3 16s..

During a moderate N.N.E. breeze on the 31st March the dandy Susie of Yarmouth was seen to go ashore on the Bell Buoy shoal and to begin to bump heavily in the rough sea. It was then 4.30 P.M.

and within a few minutes the...

Honorary Life-Governor Mrs. W. D. Gale has been appointed an honorary life-governor of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help she has given to the life-boat service as honorary secretary of the West Cowes ladies' life-boat...

Starting them young! J o s e p h Stravrinidis, aged six, of Southport has been doing sterling work for the RNLI. During the September meeting of the S o u t h p o r t branch, he presented the treasurer with money raised by selling drawings...