LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Letters
Local boat How does one 'sell' the lifeboat service? Our branch committee at Barrow-in-Furness believes that where you have a comparatively isolated community and a lifeboat station as well, you 'localise' the boat. There...
Category: Correspondence
Rebecca and Mary
PORTHDINLLAEN.—At daybreak on the 30th Jan. the schooner Rebecca and Mary, of Carnarvon, was observed riding at anchor in a dangerous position off the Lifeboat Station, with a signal of distress flying. It was blowing a hard gale from N.N.W....
A Fishing Boat
EXMOUTH.—At noon on the 13th December a mounted messenger came from Budleigh Salterton and reported a fishing boat in great danger about three miles east of Exmouth. The Victoria Life-boat was speedily launched, and proceeded to the boat,...
Caroline (1)
IRVINE.—On the 26th February signals of distress were shown by the barquentine Caroline, of Belfast, which had stranded on the north perch at the entrance to Irvine Harbour. The Life-boat Buebie put off to her assistance at 9 P.M., a strong...
None
Dover, Kent.—On the 25th October, 1939, the motor life-boat Sir William Hillary was launched at 4.50 P.M. at the request of the chief of staff of H.M.
Naval Base at Dover. A strong E.N.E.
wind was blowing,...
Norman
Moelfre, Anglesey.—On the afternoon of the 12th of August, 1952, the row- ing boat Norman, of Moelfre, with a party of five visitors aboard, got out of control, was swept round Moelfre Island and carried out to sea. At 3.40 the life-boat G....
Thuella
SMOKE SIGNALS SAVE YACHT Salcombe, South Devon. At 6.5 p.m.
on Saturday the 17th of August, 1963, the Prawle Point coastguard reported to the honorary secretary that smoke signals had been seen south of Bolt Head. At 6.10...
Presentation to Former Coxswain
MR. George Flett, former coxswain of the Aberdeen no. 1 life-boat, received a watch from Watches of Switzer- land Ltd. at a ceremony in Aberdeen on the llth September, 1961. It has been the practice of this firm, when opening a new branch,...
Category: Awards
Venture
Mudeford, Hampshire. At 10.30 a.m. on I2th June, 1964, inshore rescue boat no. 7 was launched in a strong easterly breeze and rough sea to the aid of the fishing vessel Venture, which was stranded on the bar entrance. One of the crew of two...
Zulu
SEVEN ON BOARD At 3.16 p.m. on 2ist September, 1964, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yawl appeared to have engine trouble and was drifting in the moderate seas and gentle south-easterly breeze near Quern buoy. At...