LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DECEMBER 10TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.

Several Admiralty landing craft had been reported in difficulties, but they were able to go on their way without help.- Rewards, £7 13s..

ON the 17th September, 1962, a service of a unique kind was carried out when for the first time a rescue was effected by life-boat from a hovercraft. The hovercraft was the first to be used on public service in this country and operated...

Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At nine in the morning of the 10th of April, 1948, information was received from the Civic Guards that a fishing boat, which had left Cahirciveen the previous afternoon, had not returned. Enquiries were made, but without...

Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 11.20 on the morning of the 4th of February, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say the agents for the local fishing vessels Launch Out, Vesper and Guiding Star had reported that they were at sea in very heavy weather and...

Exmouth, and Torbay, Devonshire.— * 18th October, 1939. A message was received, at 7.25 in the evening from the R.A.F. that two of their speed- boats had broken down twelve miles S.W. of Beer Head and the motor life- boat was launched with...

OVERDUE MOTOR BOAT FOUND AT SEA Fowey, Cornwall. At 4.15 on the morning of Friday the 26th of July, 1963, the Polruan coastguard told the honorary secretary that he had received a message from the owner of the motor boat Debbie G that she...

Troon, Ayrshire. At 11.50 on the morning of the 4th June, 1961, a message was received from the resident doctor at Lamlash, Arran, asking if the life-boat would take two doctors from Troon to Lamlash to perform an operation, as there were no...

NOVEMBER 3RD. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 7 P.M. a message was received from the Kinnaird Head coastguard that a wireless call for help had been received by way of the R.A.F. Station at Rosehearty. The life-boat crew were assembled and...