LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Realf
New Brighton, Cheshire; Beaumaris, and Moelfre, Anglesey ; Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire ; and Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.
—25th February. Early in the morning the tanker Realf, of London, which was bound for Liverpool, in...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment :— RICHARD C. JENKINSON, 20J years coxswain and 7f years...
Category: Awards
Book Corner
0 Young World Productions, London, have produced a punch-out model and painting book covering old and new life-boats of R.N.L.I.
interest. Copies are obtainable from Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I,...
Category: Articles
A Helicopter
Helicopter crash A MAYDAY distress call from the cockle boat Vallan reporting seeing a helicopter crash on Gat Sand, in the Wash, was intercepted by Yarmouth Coastguard at 1424 on Sunday June 26. A helicopter from RAF Coltishall just...
Inverness-Shire
The four-masted barque Inverness-shire, when coming up channel on the 19th February, in a strong gale and very heavy sea, hoisted signals for assistance when off Totland Bay.
The Life-boat Robert Fleming was promptly...
Agenese
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—Signal guns were fired by the Newarp Lightship on the morning of the 5th May and a vessel with only one mast standing was seen to be drifting on the outer side of the lightship.
The Life-boat Margaret...
Scotia (1)
HOLY ISLAND AND BOULMER. — The Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 2.20 P.M., on the 6th March, in a rough sea, the wind blowinga strong gale from N.W., in response to signals of distress shown by the schooner Scotia,...
Maggie Murray
At about 11.20 A.M. on the 1st January it was reported to the Honorary Secretary that a small ketch was at anchor close to Allonby Bay, and as the weather was squally, with every indication of a heavy gale approaching, she was kept under...
Success
Redcar, and Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At about 9.45 A.M. on the 2nd January, 1939, the coastguard at Marske telephoned that a motor fishing vessel was in distress four miles north-east of Huntcliffe. She was the Success, of Whitby, with a crew...
Sister Pat
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 11 A.M.
on the 17th February, 1939, the motor boat Sister Pat, belonging to Fleetwood, with two men on board, was seen by the second coxswain of the life-boat to be making distress signals. She was...