LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Naval Trawler
JANUARY 27TH. - PORT ASKAIG, ISLE OF ISLAY. A naval trawler had been reported damaged and sinking off Gigha Island, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £29 15s..
None (48)
MAY 6TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. An object drifting off shore was thought to be a boat, but was found to be wreckage. - Rewards, £5 l4s..
A Vessel (19)
JUNE 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A vessel had been reported ashore on the Haisborough Sands, but she refloated and went on her way. - Rewards, £26 2s..
A Vessel (22)
JUNE 25TH. SALCOMBE, DEVON. The coastguard had reported a vessel in distress off Start Point, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £3 18s..
An Aeroplane (80)
AUGUST 11TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane, believed to be a German, had been reported down, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 2s..
The New Lifeboat House A! Lyme Regis
The new lifeboat house a! Lyme Regis was designed from the outset to complement an area of great historical interest - but controversy still ensued... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Please Sir, We'Ll Have Some More...
During a long and tiring search for some missing divers in the Channel on 17 August, Selsey and Newhaven lifeboat crews were replenished with breakfast and a roast dinner.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Mabel Horspool,
Mrs Mabel Horspool, vice president of holyhead ladies lifeboat guild. Mrs Horspool joined the guild in 1952 and held several offices. She was awarded the Gold badge in 1992..
Category: Obituaries
A Yacht
JULY 27TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A yacht had been reported in distress, but she was taken in tow by a trawler. - Rewards, £8 10s..
None (44)
SEPTEMBER 8TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. Distress signals, sounded on a fog horn, had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £9 4s..