LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

COXSWAIN H. W. PEARSON, of Walmer, who was vice-chairman of the Walmer Urban District Council, has been ap- pointed an alderman of Deal now that Walmer has become part of the borough of Deal. Coxswain Pearson was second- coxswain at Walmer...

DURING THE EVENING of Tuesday July 28, 1981, Blackpool's D class inflatable lifeboat had been out on service, searching for what a man on shore had reported might be an upturned boat out to sea.

Nothing had been found...

At 2005 information was received that Scarborough lifeboat was launching to investigate red flares sighted by Flamborough Coastguard and at 2240 Filey lifeboat was requested by Tees Coastguard to launch to join Whitby and Scarborough...

FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—The sloop Pennington, of and for Liverpool from Fleetwood, laden with gravel, was seen drifting into a position of danger near North Wharf, having lost her sails, during a fresh gale from the N.N.E., on the 6th...

WORTHING.—Signals of distress havingbeen shown on the morning of the 26th January by the brig Albert H. Locke, of Sunderland, bound from Seaham for Portsmonth, coal laden, which stranded about half a mile from Worthing, the Life-boat Henry...

ABERSOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE.—Signals of distress were shown by the yacht Atalanta, of Abersoch, which was dragging her anchors in St. Tadwall's Roads, while a moderate gale was blowing from S.W., accompanied by a rough sea and thick weather...

In consequence of a dense fog which came on during the morning of the 15th April, when five of the cobles were at sea, their return in the heavy weather was attended with considerable risk.

The Life-boat Bobert and Sarah...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 2nd June, 1938, the crew of seven of the German yacht Das Wappen von Bremen, were rescued by the life-boat.—Rewards: Vellum and monetary awards amounting to £20 10*. 2d., together with a letter to the Board...