LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Olive Leaf and Crest
Cloughey, Newcastle, and Ardglass, Co.
Down. — 31st October. The coast- guard had telephoned that an aeroplane was reported to have fallen into the sea about one and a half miles S.E. of St.
John's...
B.P.Manager and Scarcity
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 4.27 on the morning of the 12th of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a message had been intercepted from an unknown vessel, stating : " Collision one mile Rough Tower." As...
Fertile, Craiglea and Epomeo
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumber- land. On the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, anxiety was felt for the safety of the fishing fleet in Berwick Bay, as the weather had deteriorated considerably. It was squally and over- cast with a...
Southwards and Westwards
Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 12.37 on the afternoon of the 13th of November, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the vessel Drop- ford was towing the fishing vessel Southwards, which had engine trouble, towards Morecambe...
Lives and Yacht Saved
COXSWAIN JOHN Fox and the young crew of the Shoreham life-boat have been awarded a framed letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., for the rescue of two people from a...
Category: Services
Groves and Gutteridge Ltd
GROVES AND GUTTRIDGE LTD.
EAST AND WEST COWCS ISLE OF WIGHT Wood and Steel Boat Building Completion of Glass Fibre Hulls Refitting and Storage Contractors to: R.N.L.I., Trinity House, Ministry of Defence and Private...
Category: Advertisement
Nayland and Marvonne
Margate, Kent - On 9th July, 1969, the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched to the help of the pilot boat Nayland towing the motor fishing vessel Marvonne. A full account of this service, for which special awards were...
Dulcet Bella and Troglodyte
New Brighton, Cheshire. — At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht with three boys aboard was in difficulties in the Rock Channel. At 3.45 the life-boat City of Glasgow, on temporary...
Falkenstein and Portslade
Dungeness, Kent. At 9.8 on the morning of the 23rd of May, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed thata vessel was firing red flares a mile and a half west-south-west of Dungeness.
The crew assembled, but as...
Rachel and Fishing Boats
FISHING BOAT ESCORTED OVER BAR Wbitby, Yorkshire. At 9.10 on the morning of the 16th January, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the weather was likely to become worse, and that an easterly gale was forecast as...