LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Cobles
10th April. Two cobles from Beadnell were overtaken by rough weather, but reached safety unaided. The fishermen sent a letter of thanks.—Rewards, £18 7s..
A Small Boat
25th Novem- ber. A man in a small boat had got lost in a thick fog, but eventually made land without help.—Rewards, £23 Os.Qd.
None (12)
20th De- cember. Reports of guns had been heard, but no trace of any vessel in distress could be found.—Permanent crew. Rewards, 9*..
The Service to the Goeland, 17th September, 1935
From a drawing by the Barry Dock motor mechanic, H. G. Swarts, who won the bronze medal (or his share in the service (See page 64.).
Category: Drawings
None (5)
Torbay, Devon.—19th April. A message, nailed to cork floats and reading "SOS help on Thatcher Rock," was picked up, but a search revealed nothing.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d..
Havso
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire.—21st July. The Norwegian steamer Havso, of Arendal, had sunk, but her crew reached safety in her boats.—Rewards, £8 10s..
A Yacht
Poole and Bournemouth, and Swanage, Dorset.—3rd July, 1937. A yacht had stranded, but her crew reached safety with help from the shore.—Rewards, Poole and Bournemouth, £19 13s. ; Swanage, £11 4s..
A Fishing Boat (5)
Stromness, Orkneys.—20th December, 1987. Anxiety had been felt for an overdue fishing boat belonging to the island of Flotta, but she got home safely.—Rewards, £15 15*..
The After Cockpit
Showing the coxswain's back rest, which prevents him from being washed out of the cockpit, the top of the wheel and the control board of the engines with the engine-hatch closed.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A BargeYacht
Margate. Kent.—21st May, 1938. A barge-yacht had carried away her boom, but she went on her way to Whitstable without help.—Rewards, £9 18s..