LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ivy Lea
Aith, Shetland*.—At' 10 o'clock on the night of the 27th of January, 1949, a member of the crew of the motor fishing vessel Ivy Lea, of Lerwick, which had put out the previous morn- ing, telephoned that the Ivy Lea had broken down,...
Ais Giorgis
Humber, Yorkshire.—During a fog on the morning of the 3rd October the Spurn Point Royal Naval Shore Signal Station reported an unknown vessel ashore near Kilnsea beacon. She was the Greek steamer Ais Giorgis, of Piraeus, bound with a cargo...
Ark Royal
IN ROUGH SEA At 5.30 p.m. on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties between the main channel and the shore west of Southsea Castle. There was a strong west-south-westerly breeze...
Ira (1)
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. On I4th February, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary was asked by the agents of the trawler Ira to lay an anchor and stand by while an attempt was made to refloat the vessel. At noon the life-boat...
Ajax, Rosebud
At 9.41 p.m. on i5th August, 1966, red flares were reported off Strumble Head.
At 9.51 the life-boat Howard Marryat was launched on a smooth sea. It was two hours after high water. The life-boat found the fishing vessel...
Beaver Ash
Penlee, Cornwall - At 6.20 p.m. on 19th November, 1966, the honorary secretary was informed that the life-boat would be needed to bring a sick man ashore from the m.v. Beaver Ash, The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched at 7 o'clock....
Asia (1)
The Humber, and Bridlington, Yorkshire.
—26th August, 1939. Rockets hadbeen seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her...
Gala Performance
A Royal gala performance of the musi- cal version of The Admirable Crichton with Kenneth More and Millicent Martin will be held in aid of the In- stitution at a London West End theatre, on lyth December.
Seats will be...
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Arde Graft
TRIMARAN CAPSIZED At 8.50 a.m. on yth June, 1964, several people informed the honorary secretary that a trimaran had capsized on the harbour bar. It was almost low water; there was a fresh breeze with a rough sea. At 9.15 the life-boat The...