LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Rowing Boat
Barra Island, Hebrides.—26th December, 1937. A rowing boat had been overwhelmed in Loch Eynort on the 23rd December, and two of her crew of three had been drowned. The life-boat went out to search for the two bodies, but without...
A Shrimp Boat
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—21st May, 1938. A disabled shrimp boat had been driven into the breakers, but her crew of two were rescued from the shore by the coastguard rocket lifesaving appliances.—Rewards,...
A Motor Boat
JAN. 19TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A motor boat had gone ashore at Lossiemouth, but her crew were able to scramble over t h e rocks £10 6s. 3d.
to safety.-Rewards,.
A Barge (1)
NOV. 19TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A motor barge had stranded, but the life-boat found no one on board when she arrived.
Her crew had already got ashore. - Rewards, £20 12s. 6d..
A Vessel (29)
AUGUST 16TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A vessel of over 5,000 tons had been mined at the mouth of the Humber, but all the survivors were picked up by armed trawlers. - Paid permanent crew..
A Steamer (14)
MARCH 14TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A steamer had been attacked and set on fire, but when the life-boat arrived her crew had already left her and she could find no trace of them. - Rewards, £28 0S. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (1)
MARCH 14TH. - FENIT, CO. KERRY.
A fishing boat had been reported in difficulties off Smerwick Harbour, but the lifeboat found her abandoned. Her crew had got ashore. - Rewards, £20 9s..
A Sailing Barge
DECEMBER 27TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A sailing barge had been blown up, but one of her crew was rescued by another barge and the other one was lost.
- Rewards, £9 3s. 6d..
A Motor Boat
AUGUST 30TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A motor boat had broken down, but it was learned later that her crew had landed in their small boat, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless - Rewards, £5 17s. 6d.
A Rowing Boat
Swanage, Dorset.—At 4.9 on the after- noon of the 16th of June, 1956, thecoastguard telephoned to say that the police had stated that a man had reported seeing a rowing boat with three occupants appear to capsize by the second buoy off...