LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Henrietta
On the 14th November, dur- ing a heavy westerly gale, the schooner Henrietta,, of Truro, which was at anchor in a dangerous position off the Selsey Bocks, hoisted signals of distress, and the Life-boat Four Sisters was launched to render aid...
Madora, of Yarmouth
On the morn- ing of the 17th November, during a very strong gale from E.N.E., a torch- light was seen burning as a signal of distress from a vessel ashore on the New- come Sand. The life-boat stationed at this place was at once launched, but...
Peggy
On the 20th Oct. this boat was launched at 5.30 A.M., and saved the crew of the sloop Peggy, of Cardigan, which, in a strong N.N.W. gale, was riding at anchor in the breakers of Cardigan Bar and burning distress signals. Owing to the...
Christiania
PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the 11th April, at 4.15 A.M., during a strong gale of wind from the east, with a heavy sea, a vessel was observed stranded on the beach at Waxham. With all despatch the No. 1 Life-boat was launched and taken to the spot;...
A Small Boat
Soon after midday on the 5th August information reached the Coxs-wain of the Life-boat Richard Cresswell that a man was adrift I in the river in a small boat with only I one oar. There was a strong offshore breeze at the time, and the boat...
No. 2
On the afternoon of the 25th January the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board telephoned that Pilot Vessel No. 2 was in distress off the Bar Lightship. A whole N.W. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and heavy squalls of sleet and rain. The New...
A Fishing Boat
On the night of 9th March the Coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat was believed to be on the rocks near the Carr Lightship, and on fire. The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat John and Sarah Hatfield was launched at 11 P.M. in a slight W.N.W...
Glenwood
Ramsgate, Kent. — On the 6th of February, 1948, the motor barge Glen- wood, of Rochester, bound for Newport in the Isle of Wight, got into difficulties off Dumpton Gap. She was seen by the North Goodwin Light-vessel, which sent...
Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 5.9 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard told the second cox- swain that a yacht was in difficulties south of Pakefield church, two miles south-south-west of the coastguard station. Eight minutes...
To Give His Mg
To give his MG. TC, the bodvwork of which he had been re-building, a 'jolly good thrudging', Bob Shaw suggested a run from John O Groats to Land's End in aid of the lifeboats; Ian Horsefield said he would go along as second... - View image in PDF
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