LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gemini
At 1.46 p.m. on 5th April, 1970, the coastguard reported that a dinghy was searching for skin divers three quarters of a mile north east of Swanage pier. The life-boat R.L.P.
was launched at 2.2. When the lifeboat came up...
Jo-Anne (1)
Set against a buoy HM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, lifeboat station at 2251 on Friday, July 16, that cries for help heard coming from the vicinity of Sconce Buoy, near Fort Victoria, had been...
William Pitt
POOLE.—The Life-boat Manley Wood, stationed at the entrance of this harbour, put to sea on the 12th March, during a strong gale at S.W., to assist the crew of a vessel reported to be ashore near Bourne- mouth. The ketch William Pitt was...
None (5)
Fowey, Cornwall. —At 2.3 early on the morning of the 12th of August. 1954, the Polruan coastguard reported that a vessel was sounding blasts on a fog- horn near Gwineas Rock about one mile west of Mevagissey. At 2.31 the life-boat C.D.E.C....
Moringen
ABERDOVEY.—The brig Moringen, of Drammen, Norway, timber laden, stranded in a strong N.N.W. gale and a very heavy sea on the 16th June and became a total wreck. On receipt of news of the casualty, the Life-boat Thomas Nieeolls Stratford was...
Annasona
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 7.47 on the evening of the 7th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was ashore a quarter of a mile north-west of West Middle buoy. At 7.58 the life-boat Greater London II...
Top Box
Michael Ashley, south east regional manager, presented the Roderick cup to Phil Barry, the proprietor of the Beachcomber Cafe, Barton-on-Sea, the winner of the annual competition for the top collecting box The ladies in the photograph are... - View image in PDF
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A Rowing Boat
Port Erin, Isle of Man. At 6.10 on the evening of the 8th of September, 1960, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that a rowing boat was reported missing and might be in difficulties between Bradda Head and Flirlwick Bay. The...
Richard and Harriet, of Hull
One other service has also been per- formed by the Kingsdowne Life-boat this year, on the llth February. It appears that during the previous night it had been blowing a gale, and at daylight during a strong breeze from the...
A Motor Fishing Vessel
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 28th of October, 1954, the film unit at Fishguard mak- ing the film Moby Dick reported that a dummy whale being used for the film had broken away from the tug towing it. The film...