LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Striver
The trawler Striver, of Great Yarmouth, was being towed into the harbour by a steam-tug at about 8.45 on the morning of the 25th October, during a N.E. to N.N.E. wind, squally weather, and a heavy sea. When crossing the bar, the tug came...
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CULDAFF, Co. DONEGAL.—On Sunday, the llth February, as a flag of distress was seen flying on Innistrahull Island, efforts were made on the mainland to ascertain by signals what was the matter, but these failed owing to the state of-the...
The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition
THE Institution took a small stall at the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition which was held during the first week of January. On the opening day it also had the use of a stall called King Arthur's Table, which was given, without charge, to a...
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The S.S. Cheyeene
The No. 2 Life- boat Civil Service No. 1 was launched at 1.40 P.M. on the 31st January, in re- sponse to a message received from the Coastguard stating that a large steamer had stranded on the Girdler Sands.
When proceeding...
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The coxswain of the Life-boat Beauchamp, while on the watch at 3.30 A.M., on the 16th September, saw the sidelights of a vessel which was apparently stranded on the Barber Sand. About ten minutes afterwards signals of distress were shown;...
The French Ketch Notre Dame De France
At 11.19 A.M., on the 10th February, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress off Oxwich Point, and that a steamer was endeavour- ing to assist her, but that there was too much sea. The Coxswain having pro- cured...
Midge
On the afternoon of the 12th September the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, M.P., Secretary of State for the Dominions, went out in the motor boat Midge, with a friend and two members of his staff, to fish. The engine broke down and the boat began...
A Rowing Boat
THREE MEN LANDED FROM ROWING BOAT Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 21st October, 1962, news was received that a man in a canoe had left Llandudno at 9.15 that morning and had not returned. A fresh south-east wind...
Atlantis
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.10 on the evening of the 8th of April, 1957, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from the Air Sea Rescue Unit at Tayport saying the poliee had asked the unit to send a motor launch to a position...
Una
BARGE TOWED CLEAR Wells, Norfolk. At 9.10 a.m. on 9th February, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor barge Una had grounded on the west side of Blakeney harbour. There was a light north-westerly breeze with a...