LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
28th July. A yacht capsized, but a small boat res- cued the crew of four.—Rewards, £6 8s..
St. Austell, of Barnstaple
St. Ives, Cornwall.—Early on the morning of the 13th June the coastguard telephoned that a vessel about five miles N.N.E. of Clodgy Point was making distress signals. A moderate N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor...
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Troon, Ayrshire. — 10th December, 1937. Red flares were reported, but the life-boat could find nothing.— Rewards, £13 11*. 6d..
Are Life-Boat Days a Nuisance?
THE thousands who collect for the Institution on life-boat days and who are sometimes told by those to whom they appeal that " these flag days are a perfect nuisance " may find a useful reply in the following letter, which appeared...
Category: Articles
Henry Greathead's Original
This model was displayed at the ceremony marking Penlee's 150th anniversary (see page 680). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Crest
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At half past eight in the evening, on the 19th of May, 1950, a telephone call from Port Skerra reported a fishing boat flying distress signals. At 8.45 the life-boat H.C.J. was launched in a rough sea with a strong...
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Amble, Northumberland. — 20th March, 1939. Signals had been reported to the S.E. of Coquet Island, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £15..
A Vessel (1)
27th June. A vessel was on fire, but the crew were saved by a steamer.—• Rewards, £13 Is..
A Steamer (4)
2nd De- cember. A steamer was reported to be sinking, but another steamer took off the crew.—Rewards, £10 16s..
A Sailing Dinghy (5)
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.44 p.m. on 28th August, 1965, a sailing dinghy was reported to have capsized off Majuba.
The IRB was launched immediately in a south-westerly breeze and calm sea. She found the dinghy with one person...