LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Swordfish Aeroplane
OCTOBER 24TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE. A Swordfish aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but two of her crew were saved by a rescue launch, and the third man could not be found. - Rewards, £19 11s. 6d..
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 122 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 123 FOCUS ON DUNGENESS 125 NINE PEOPLE RESCUED FROM DUTCH MOTOR VESSEL 129 SECOND LIFE-BOAT MEDAL AWARDED FORTY-FIVE YEARS LATER .. . . 132 THE PRINCESS FLIES TO WALES ...
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The Norwegian Galliot Johanna, of Soon
On the 8th March a vessel was observed running in for the land, and, as it was evident she was em- bayed, there being a heavy sea and strong wind from E.N.E., a steam-tug went out and took her in tow. While crossing the bar the tow-rope...
Edvard
WALTON - ON - THE - NAZE. — Guns and rockets, indicating that a vessel was in distress, having been fired on the 10th November, the Life-boat Honourable Artil-lery Company was launched at 4.38 P.M., and proceeded under oars to the Sunk Light...
Trade Winds
Weston - super - Mare, Somerset. — Shortly after eight o'clock on the even- ing of the 13th of August, 1957, the pier master noticed that a yacht was in difficulties off Sand Point. Fifteen minutes later the yacht flashed S.O.S.,...
Silver Line
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — About 12.30 on the afternoon of the 13th of January, 1954, the coxswain felt anxious for the safety of three men in the local fishing coble Silver Line, who were fishing east-north-east of Flam- borough Head in bad...
Minnie II
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. — On the llth March, 1939, the life-boat motor mechanic saw a sailing yacht which appeared to be in difficulties about three miles S.E. of the life-boathouse.
A moderate N.N.W. gale was blowing,...
Matoya II
LIFE-BOAT RETURNS WITH YACHT IN TOW Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 3.45 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1962, the Needles coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Matoya If had broken down west of the Needles. Ten minutes...
Smithfield
PALLING.—On the 28th October, at 4 A.M., during a fresh westerly wind, signals of distress from the North Hasborough Sands light were heard. The British Workman Life-boat proceeded out, and, when about 3 miles from the land, picked up a...
Resolute, of Peterhead, and Brig A. E. M., of Nantes
At 5 P.M. on the 12th March, when blowing a strong gale from the N., the schooner Resolute, of Peterhead, and brig A. E. M., of Nantes, went ashore on the north-west part of the Goodwin Sands.
The steam-tug Vulcan and Life...