LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mr. J. C. Hilton
An honorary secretary who gave active service to the Clovelly life- boat station for more than 40 years died on 26th November, 1963. This was Mr. J. C. Hilton, who joined the branch committee in 1922, was honorary secretary from 1932 to 1948...
Category: Obituaries
Alert
PAKBEFIELD, SUFFOLK.—The smack Alert, of Lowestoft, with thirty packages of fish on board, was seen at 8 P.M. on the 7th March with a flare burning on deck, on the Newcome Sands. The wind was blowing strongly from the S.W. and the sea was...
Doris
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 8.30 on the evening of the 14th of July, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed that a small fishing boat had engine trouble two miles from St. Ives Head. At 9.3 the life-boat Edgar. George, Orlando and Eva Child...
Yacht Raider
Torbay, Devon.—At 11.15 on the night of the 14th of June, 1952, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a red flare had been seen between four and five miles east of Berry Head, and at 11.40 the life-boat George Shee left her moorings. The...
Pollie
LYNMOUTH.—The Life-boat Louisa was launched at 3 P.M. on the 19th February, a vessel having been reported to be in distress. A whole gale was blowing from the E.N.E., the sea was rough, the weather was thick and snow was falling. On reaching...
Hoku Paa
Holyhead, Anglesey - At 1.6 p.m.
on 6th December, 1969, the coastguard told the coxswain of the lifeboat that a catamaran appeared to be adrift and in difficulties north of Skerries. Eventually the life-boat St. Cybi (Civil...
St Bridget
At 6.30 P.M. on the 18th May the fishing-boat St. Bridget, of Ballinagoul, whilst returning from Dungarvan, ran on to the rocks near Ballinacourty Light- house, in a squall of rain. As the four men on board were in danger, the Life- boat...
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KEEPER UNCONSCIOUS St. Marys, Scilly Isles. At 8.45 p.m.
on 9th March, 1965, the honorary secretary was informed by Lands End radio that a keeper on Round Island Lighthouse had been found unconscious. The honorary secretary...
Martinique
Torbay, Devon.—At midnight on the 1st of September, 1953, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that a man at Torcross had reported that a motor yacht was short of fuel and had anchored two hundred yards off the north end of Beesands. At...
Gloire a St. Therese
ON BOARD FRENCH TRAWLER 10.32 p.m. on i5th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the French trawler Gloire a St.
Therese of Boulogne had on board an injured man needing hospital treatment, and owing to...