LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht and Two Barges
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 2nd June, 1938, the motor life-boat, as reported on page 551 of The Life-boat for October, rescued seven people from a yacht and two barges, and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum was awarded to...
Claxfield
At 7.30 P.M. on the 14th March the shore attendant telephoned that a pinnace from a Portuguese ship was ashore west of the pier. When the life-boat's crew arrived at the pier head to man the life-boat they found that the pin- nace was...
A Motor Pinnace belonging to Yacht Westward
Soutbend-on-Sea, Essex. — On the night of the 22nd May a message was received from the watchman at the pierhead that a motor pinnace, belonging to the schooner yacht Westward, which was anchored off the pier, was drifting rapidly to the west...
Mirza
Walmer, Kent.—At 6.30 P.M. on the 18th October, 1939, a message was received from a doctor that he had been requested by the senior naval officer at Ramsgate to go to the Dutch steamer Mirza. A gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. As no...
Grange
The spritsail barge Orange, of Rochester, whilst bound from London to Dover with a cargo of wheat, on the 29th September, stranded in Minnis Bay. She hoisted a signal for assistance, and the No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was launched. When...
Maze
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 1.46 on the afternoon of the llth of August, 1957, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that a yacht appeared to have cap- sized three miles south-south-east of Portland Bill. At two o'clock the life-boat William...
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Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 10.30 A.M. on the 2nd December it was learned that three motor fishing vessels were expected to return. There was a strong, broken sea at the harbour entrance, with a strong N.W. breeze and showers of rain, and there...
Letters (From Page 143)
trolley as the only mechanical means of conveying anything to the Point from Kilnsey was especially interesting because it was on this vehicle that I had to transport my boxes of books. Memory tells me that there was never any wind available...
Category: Correspondence
John
DUNGARVAN, Co. WATERFORD. — 1.20 P.M. on the 8th January, the Lifeboat William Dunville was launched, a signal of distress having been shown by the fishing cutter John. It was found that the boat had lost her mast, which in falling had...