LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Francois Marie of Caen
On the 10th November, during a gale at E., the Life- boat Herbert Ingram assisted to save the brig Franfoise Marie, of Caen, and the barque Die Sehwalbe, of Rostock, both of which vessels were in. a greatly distressed condition off Skegness....
Fishing Boats (1)
FILEY, YOBKSHIBE.— Several fishing-boats having been overtaken by a strong S.E. wind and squally weather on the 24th November, the Eollon the Second Life-boat was launched at 10.30 A.M. and accompanied the boats safely ashore..
Fishing Cobles
BOULMER.—The Life-boat Eobin Hood of Nottingham was launched at 10.30 A.M. on the iSth February, and remained outside the harbour until several fishing cobles safely entered, they having been overtaken by a strong gale from the S.E.,...
The S.S. Swan
On the 6th November, at 7 P.M., the same Life-boat put off to the s.s. Swan, of Liverpool, which had gone on Hasborough Sand. With the aid of two steam-tugs, the vessel, which was leaking badly, was taken to Harwich..
A Small Sailing Yacht
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—31st August, 1939. A small sailing yacht with two men on board had broken adrift and was being carried out to sea in a dense fog, but when the motor life-boat found her she was safely at anchor and did not need...
A Vessel (2)
Margate, Kent.—16th September, 1939. A vessel had been reported with a bad list, which was thought to be the result of enemy action, and the lifeboat put out in charge of the bowman, as both the coxswain and second coxswain were at sea...
Various Boats (1)
Cromer, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—During the gale on the East Coast on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th November, the motor life-boats at Cromer and Great Yarmouth received seven calls for service.— Rewards £106 18*. (For...
Minerva
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At 3.40 in the afternoon of the 25th of July, 1947, distress signals made by a steam whistle could be heard. In a dense fog the motor life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched at...
£1,725 from Welsh Students
IN 1947 the students of the Aberystwyth University College gave the Institution £325 from the proceeds of their annual "Rag-Week." This year the whole week was held on behalf of the Life-boat Service, and raised £1,400....
Category: Donations
Reggio
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 9.30 on the night of the 6th of November, 1955, the Wick coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Reggio, of Grimsby, had gone ashore five miles west of Dunnet Head. She was bumping badly and needed help....