LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hortensia, of Hanover
On the night of the 27th March the schooner Hor- tensia, of Hanover, drove ashore on the North Steel Rocks, near Boulmer. The Boulmer life-boat was soon launched through a high surf, and proceeded to the rescue of.
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AUGUST 18TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
It had been reported that an R.A.F. pilot was in the sea, but nothing was found. On returning to harbour, the life-boat was told that cries for help had been heard off Stone Gap and she put...
Coxswain William Robinson, of Newbiggin
Coxswain William Robinson, of Newbiggin, Northumberland, suddenly collapsed and died on 31st December last, just after he had handed over the Lifeboat to his successor. He had been Coxswain for fourteen years, and previous to that had served...
Category: Obituaries
Peter Varkevisser
ABERSOCH.—Signals ot distress were seen in the vicinity of St. Tudwall's Sound and rockets were fired from St.
Tudwall's Lighthouse on the morning of the 13th January. The Life-boatOldham was launched at 6...
Colonel the Hon. Harold Robson, T.D., D.L., J.P.
Colonel the Hon. Harold B. Robson, a Vice-President of the Institution, died on 13th October, 1964, at the age of 76. He joined the Committee of Management in 1933 and was elected a Vice-President in 1955. He served on the general purposes...
Category: Obituaries
Breeze
KINGSDOWNE, KENT.—The brig Breeze, of Blyth, was observed ashore amongst the broken water off the Coastguard Station at 7.15 A.M. on the llth of March.
The Charles Sargrave Life-boat went to her assistance, some of the...
Veritas,of Antwerp
On the 29th January the brig Veritos, of Antwerp, was observed with .signals of dis- tress flying, near the Manacles Rocks, on the Cornish Coast, during a whole gale from W.N.W. The life-boat Western Commer- cial Traveller at once put off,...
Dorothea
RAMSGATE. — At 9 P.M. on the 31st January, when blowing hard from the S.W., in answer to signals of distress from the Gull Lightship, the steam-tug Aid, with the Life-boat Bradford in tow, proceeded to the dismasted barque Dorothea, of...
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Category: Advertisement
A Fishing Smack
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—7th October, 1938. A fishing smack had been reported as disabled, but she could not be found. She was eventually towed to safety by a trawler.— Rewards, £28 195..