LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir Godfrey Baring's Broadcast.
On 23rd. February, 19+1, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Institution, broadcast a life-boat appeal as "The Week's Good Cause". There were 5003 replies amounting to £3220..
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£1,000,000 to Be Spent
When these changes have been made the life-boat fleet will be more powerful, safer and better equipped than ever before. The cost will be about £1,000,000..
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An Aeroplane (47)
MAY 6TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
A British aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but the pilot was rescued by a trawler. - Rewards, £5 3s. 6d..
A Rubber Dinghy (1)
AUGUST 5TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
At 4.15 A.M. the naval officer in command at Appledore said that the life-boat was wanted four miles W.N.W. from Hartland Point, and the motor life-boat City of Nottingham was launched at 4.50...
Olympic spirit
Looking forward to the Olympics? We are, and we’re lucky enough to be involved in a number of ways.
Lifeboat crews will provide additional safety cover during the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events off the Dorset coast,...
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British Fisheries Report, 1851
THE Report of the Commissioners for British Fisheries for the year 1851, just printed, confirms the statement made in the April Number of this Journal as to the great value of these fisheries to the country, not only in a commercial point of...
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Frode
APRIL 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 5.45 P.M . the coastguard reported a ship sinking four miles S.E. at Littlehampton, and at 6.17 P.M. the motorlife-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched. A fresh S.W. wind was...
A Minesweeper (4)
NOVEMBER 28TH . - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. A minesweeper had struck a mine and sank, but the crew were picked up by another minesweeper. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 6s. 9d.
An Aeroplane (170)
NOVEMBER 4TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 4s.. 6d.
A Fighter Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 5TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. A fighter aeroplane had been reported to have crashed in the sea, but nothing was seen and the life-boat was recalled by a wireless message. - Rewards, £24 11s.