LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat
One of the local fishermen, accompanied by his two sons, went off in his open fishing boat about noon on the 2nd June, in a strong breeze from S.W. to haul his lines, which were about H miles east of Blackhead, co. Antrim. He reached the...
Boy Bill
Margate, Kent.—At 12.55 in the after- noon of the 6th of June, 1948, the coast- guard reported that a rowing boat, the Boy Bill, of Westgate, with one man on board, was drifting seawards one and a half miles to the north-west, and the motor...
Reja
Flamhorough, Yorkshire.—At about 10 P.M. on the 2nd April the coxswain received information of a steamer blowing, and believed to be ashore.
The weather was very foggy and a S.E.
wind was blowing, with a...
Jellicoe Rose
Plymouth, Devon.—At 1.18 A.M. on the 26th November, 1938, a message was received from the King's Harbour Master that it had been reported to him that a vessel was sounding her siren and was apparently in distress inshore. A whole S.W....
Fishing Boats (1)
LIFE-BOAT HERSELF IN DANCER Arbroath, Angus.—During the after- noon of the 23rd of April, 1947, a moderate south-easterly gale was Wow- ing, with a very rough sea and the motor life-boat John and William Mudie was launched at 2.40 and...
New Range of Quality Gifts
FOR THE first time, we are introducing two items which we hope will be more than souvenirs and fall into the category of suitable gifts. For men, there is an attractive set of hand-made cuff-links with the R.N.L.I. motif in gilt and enamel...
Category: Advertisement
St. Gerrard
Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 6.17 on the evening of the 12th of December, 1957, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary he had heard from a pilot that flares were being fired by a boat about one mile south of Arklow har- bour. At 6.30 the...
Themlyay
YACHT FOUND AFTER SEARCH AND TOWED IN Weymouth, Dorset. At 2.40 on the afternoon of the 31st July, 1962, the Wyke coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a wireless message received from the yacht Themlyay, of Hull, stating that she...
Marie Bhan
Wick, Caithness-shire. At noon on the 6th of September, 1960, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a local fishing boat needed help ten miles south-east of Wick. The life- boat was not launched immediately as all the local...
A Boat (1)
Aith, Shetlands. At 6.55 on the even- ing of the 8th of February, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that two men had gone to an uninhabited island earlier that day in a small boat.
As the weather had deteriorated...