LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The R.A.F. Flying-Boat Walrus L.2237
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.42 P.M.
on the 29th September, 1938. the coastguard reported that an aircraft had come down in the sea and was firing rockets for help. After calling out the life-boat, the coastguard, in view of...
The Sailing Ship Ellie Park
MARCH 2lST. - GIRVAN. AYRSHIRE.
At 9.45 P.M. the police reported that a vessel was ashore about one mile south of Turnberry Lighthouse and was showing flares.
The weather was calm but there was a dense fog...
The S.S. Domala and Jonge Willem
MARCH 2ND. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
At 5 P.M. the naval authorities reported that the S.S. Domala had been bombed by eriemy aircraft in the Channel, and that the Dutch steamer Jonge Willem was off Newhaven, with survivors on...
Dolphin
JULY 23RD. - BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY.
While on passage from the Clyde to Littlehampton, the yacht Dolphin was storm-bound off Penmon Point. She was storm-bound for two days and her crew of two were short of food and water. As...
The L.C.T. 2263
DECEMBER 3RD. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At seven in the morning a vessel - the L.C.T. 2263 - was seen to be in difficulties close to the South beach behind the pier. She was driving ashore in broken water and was making signals by red lights...
The S.S. Vostizza
The No. 2 Life-boat John Fielden was launched at 5.30 A.M. on the 30th November to the assistance of a, vessel, which had stranded about four miles to the north of Whitby.
The vessel turned out to be the s.s. Vos- tizza...
Mona
INEXPERIENCED YACHTSMEN IN DAMAGED BOAT Sheringham, Norfolk. At 10.5 on the morning of Wednesday, 21st August, 1963, a fisherman returning from crabbing in squally weather with poor visibility and light wind from the west-north-west reported...
Gallant Women
Three women have been thanked by the Institution for their gallantry. One was the purser of the training ship "Moyana", in Southampton Water, who was awarded a vellum. Six cadets had left the ship in a dinghy in a rough...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen.
To R. D. JONES, on his retirement, after serving 21 years as Second Coxswain of the Criccieth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To JOHN HOWBLLS, on...
Category: Awards
The S.S. Wilh. Colding
COLLISION IN A FOG Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 5.5 in the afternoon of the 20th of August, 1947, the coastguard received a mes- sage from a vessel five miles north-east of Rattray Head that she was sinking after collision with a trawler...