LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Beaty
Caister, Norfolk. — At 8.35 in the morning of the 3rd of April, 1949, the Winterton coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat half a mile south-east of Winterton was flying a distress signal.
The life-boat Jose Neville was...
Ena
Hastings, Sussex. — At 2.50 in the afternoon of the 22nd of September, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a local fisherman had reported to the police that a fishing vessel was making signals of distress off St. Leonards Pier.
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British Diligence
St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 1.40 in the afternoon of the 8th of March, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a tanker entering St. Ives Bay was sig- nalling for a doctor. No other boat was available, so at 2.5, in fine weather and a calm sea, the...
Two Letters
THE first of these letters, from a little boy in Essex, came to the Institution last January, the second followed in September.
DEAR SIR,—My grannie has given me Five shilling to you for the life boat because I don't...
Category: Correspondence
False Alarms. A Warship's Experiments: A Picnic Party's Fire: A Message In a Bottle
A Warship's Experiments: A Picnic Party's Fire: A Message in a Bottle.
THREE more have to be added to the many and varied false alarms which have called out Life-boats.* On 25th August last, the Motor Life-boat at...
Category: Articles
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At 10.45 P.M. on 25th March a telephone message was received from the Coast- guard that flares had been seen five to six miles W. by S. of the pierhead. The Motor Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was immediately launched. A strong S.
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Sabina
Just after 5 P.M. on the 3rd February the coxswain was told that the coble Sabina, with two men aboard, had not returned to harbour. A moderate S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and it was thought advisable to send out the motor...
Announcement
Those who have hitherto received THE LIFE-BOAT free of charge in recognition of services rendered to the R.N.L.I. will continue to do so. So will all Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association members. But it is hoped steadily to...
Category: Articles
Saoirse
St. David's, Pembrokeshire - At 11.50 p.m. on 10th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen two miles south west of St.
David's head. The life-boat JosephSoar (Civil...
Thomas Sinclair
Angle, Pembrokeshire - At 10.35 p.m.
on 13th November, 1969, news was received that red flares had been sighted by the army authorities off St. Govan's head in the Bullslaughter bay area. The life-boat Richard Vernon...