LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Yacht
Margate, Kent.—17th April, 1938. A sailing yacht had got into difficulties off Hampton, but her crew of two were rescued by boatmen from Herne Bay.
—Rewards, £16 3s..
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..
A Steamer
Waimer, Kent.—21st January, 1939.
A steamer had been heading for the Goodwin Sands, but changed her course in answer to warning guns from the East Goodwin Light-vessel.—Rewards, £29 Os. 6d..
A Raft
Eye mouth, Berwickshire.—23rd July, 1939. A raft with two boys on board was drifting seawards, but one of the boys succeeded in swimming ashore.
The other was drowned, and his body recovered by another...
Asia (1)
The Humber, and Bridlington, Yorkshire.
—26th August, 1939. Rockets hadbeen seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her...
A Yacht
16th June. A yacht capsized during a race, but another yacht picked up the crew. Mr.
David Plunket put off from the shore in a motor boat and quickly brought the rescued men ashore. A letter of thanks was sent to...
None (8)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—12th August.
Four people who were marooned on the rocks near Pendine refused to be taken off by the life-boat, although warned that they would not otherwise be able to get away for some hours.—Rewards,...
A Small Boat
— 15-16th October.
A small boat had been seen off Herne Bay drifting helplessly, but could not be found. Early the following morning a further search was made without result.—Rewards, £13 12s. 6d. and £12 19s. 6d....
Portrait of a Coxswain
COXSWAIN JOHN TRIMBLE, of the Donaghadee, Co. Down, lifeboat Sir Samuel Kelly. Appointed coxswain in April, 1960, he was second coxswain from November, 1954, until his present appointment.
Since April, 1950, when he was...
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Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain George Tart of Dungeness. He was appointed coxswain in July 1947.
Since then Dungeness life-boats have been launched on service 97 times and have rescued 27 lives..
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