LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Vessel
25th February.
Report received that a vessel was ashore, but she could not be found.— Rewards, £23 Os. Sd..
A Steamer (2)
Campbelto wn, Argyllshire.—26th January, 1938. A steamer appeared to be drifting, but she did not need help.
—Rewards, £6 17s. 6d..
A Ship
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—12th September.
A ship had been reported ashore on the Knob Sands, but she could not be found.—Rewards, £13..
A Dutch Motor Vessel
Ramsgate, Kent.—9th April, 1939.
A Dutch motor vessel had been reported near the Goodwins, but she could not be found.—Rewards, £5 8s..
A Fishing Boat (3)
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—17th April, 1939. A fishing boat had not returned, but was found making her way home without needing help.—Rewards, £5 3*. 6d..
A Boat (1)
Hastings, Sussex.—6th July, 1939. A boat had been reported off Bexhill, partly submerged, but she could not be found.—Rewards, £31 16s. Qd..
A Small Vessel
MARCH 29TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The naval authorities had asked for the life-boat’s help in salving a small vessel, but the help was not needed.- Rewards, £6 19s..
A Canoe (1)
APRIL 21ST. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A canoe which had put off from Clymping with two on board had not returned, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £14 4s. 6d.
In Portsmouth Dockyard on 23rd June, 1966, the Second Oakley 48-Foot 6-Inch Life-Boat Was Capsized Twice for the Benefit of the Press and a Large Unofficial Gathering of Naval and Civilian Dockyard Personnel
In Portsmouth dockyard on 23rd June, 1966, the second Oakley 48-foot 6-inch lifeboat was capsized twice for the benefit of the Press and a large unofficial gathering of naval and civilian dockyard personnel. Here she is shown righting and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Drifter (1)
DECEMBER 10TH. - MOELFRE ANGLESEY. An unknown drifter had struck a mine, but the life-boat found only wreckage. - Rewards, £7 1s..