LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Steamer (9)
JUNE 27TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. A large steamer had gone aground on the Shingles Bank, but tugs were in attendance and the life-boat’s help was not needed. - Rewards, £3 19s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (7)
APRIL 7TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 6.25 A.M. the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea three miles south of Blyth. A light S.W.
breeze was blowing with a choppy sea. The motor...
An Aeroplane (36)
JUNE 20TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea but small boats gave all the help needed. - Rewards, £20 5s. 9d. (See Hastings “ Services by Shoreboats,” page 146.).
North Star
JULY 2 1 ST. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO.
LOUTH. At 10.15 P.M. the civic guard reported a boat in distress about four miles to the north. A north-westerly off-shore wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat Mary Ann...
Healthspan
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Lifeboat People
Dr Peter Davy of Hastings, who was awarded a silver medal for his service to injured seamen aboard the Argentinian warship Candida de Lasala on December 23, 1974, has been presented with a gold medal by the Argentinian Navy. He was also...
Category: Articles
In This Issue.
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services A variety of services from around the country The Annual Meetings '99 The Chairman reports on a very successful year and the nationwide launch of SEA Check, plus...
Category: Contents
A Trawler (10)
OCT. 27TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK.
A trawler was reported to be sounding her siren as if in distress, but two trawlers which the life-boat found were neither of them in need of help. - Rewards, £12 15s..
A Fishing Smack
NOVEMBER 12TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A fishing smack had been swamped and sunk, and her crew of three were lost before the life-boat could get to them. - Rewards, £14 4s. 6d..
An American Fortress Aeroplane (3)
OCTOBER 17TH. - CROMER, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. Ten men had baled out from an American Fortress aeroplane, but no trace of them was found, although aeroplanes and other vessels joined in the search. - Rewards : Cromer, £9 3s. 6d. ; and...