WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—The brig Gyda, of Swendsale, Norway, stranded half a mile north of this place on the 18th January. In consequence of the snowdrift it was found impossible to take the Edward BirKbeck Life-boat to the scene of the wreck on...
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.8. on the evening of the 27th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that the motor launch Sunny Seas needed help one mile west of Bench Head buoy. The life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring was launched at 8.16. The sea...
The No. 2 Life-boat Edmund Harvey and the Insti- tution's steam-tug were called out for service at 8 P.M. on the 6th March. A telephone message stated that signals of distress had been reported N.N.E.
from Pentire, and...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 11.43 on the morning of the 12th of June, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that the yacht Blotto, of Felixstowe, was in dis- tress near Blacktail Spit buoy off Shoe- buryness. At noon the life-boat Greater London II...
ESCORTING YACHTS IN A FOG Howth, Co. Dublin.—At 11.80 on the night of the 24th of July, 1947, it was reported that two small sailing yachts from Howth were lost in fog, and the motor life-boat R.P.L. was launched at 11.45. There was no wind...
continued from p. 47 1437: honorary secretary telephones Dover Coastguard and is told two children are drifting out to sea in a yellow inflatable, half a mile off Camber.
1438: maroons are fired.
1440: Rye...
Category: Services
Marathon lifeboatman Congratulations to Mark Petty- Mayor, crew member of the Southend- on-Sea inshore lifeboat, for taking part in the 1996 London Marathon to raise money for the RNLI.
This was Mark's first marathon,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hastings, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the 20th of November, 1955, anxiety was felt for the safety of an angling party, which had put off earlier in the day, and at 5.16 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched. The sea was slight, there was a light...
Aith, Shetland Isles - At 9 p.m. on 2oth February, 1967, at the request of the medical authorities, the life-boat was made ready to convey a doctor and a relief district nurse to the Island of Foula.
The resident nurse was...
Letters...
Shoreline Service I read with interest the report on page 10 of the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT, concerning the beaching of the Prince Ivanhoe at Horton, off the Gower, South Wales. I was on holiday and happened...
Category: Correspondence