LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Pilot Wherry
WEXFORD.—While a strong gale was blowing from the S.S.E., on the llth January, a pilot wherry which was in tow of a steamer was observed to let go the tow-rope and come to an anchor, being unable to tow any further in such a heavy sea as was...
An Aeroplane
Dover, Kent.—At 7.15 P.M. on the 14th May, 1938, a man reported that he had seen an aeroplane come down in the sea about six miles S.E. of South Foreland.
A gentle S.S.W. breeze wasblowing, with a calm sea. The motor...
St. Joseph
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. — At eleven o'clock on the night of the 13tn of March, 1950, the Hook Tower light- house keeper reported that a boat was making flares two miles south-west of Hook. The flares and S.O.S. signals on...
Mercure
Margate, Kent.—At 3.5 in the after- noon, on the 26th of June, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht, which appeared to have broken down, was drifting four miles north- east by east of the pier. At 3.13 the life-boat The Lord...
£120 from Exmoor Shepherds
THE honorary secretary of the Minehead branch writes: "You may be interested to know that a friend of mine—the licensee of a small hotel in a remote spot on Exmoor—assisted by local shepherds, last September organised some sheep- dog...
Category: Donations
A Small Boat
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—Shortly after ten o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 1st of October, 1950, the Carnoustie coastguard reported that the Abertay Light vessel had said a small boat was in difficulties off the light- vessel. A...
Laurel
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 2nd of May, 1951, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing boat Laurel, overdue with a crew of four in bad weather; so at 11.15 the life-boat J. B. Couper of Glasgow was...
Barrule
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 5.40 in the morning on the 1 st of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned a report received from Seaforth Radio that a motor vessel was disabled and drifting three miles north of Skerries. She was the Barrule, of...
Amy-Jim
Aldeburgh, Suffolk At 12.22 in the afternoon of the 9th of December,1951, the coastguard telephoned that a local fishing boat was flying a distress signal one and a half miles north-east of Aldeburgh, and at 12.35 the No. 2 life-boat...
Captain R. J. Trebilcock, of Newquay
Captain Richard James Trebilcock, of Newquay, Cornwall, Commodore of the Newquay Rowing Club, who died early in August at the age of sixty- eight, had served for seven years as an officer of the life-boat. He was appointed second coxswain in...
Category: Obituaries