LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Steamer
FEBRUARY 20TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
A steamer had blown up from some unknown cause about fifteen miles westnorth- west of Newquay, but the seventy survivors were picked up by other vessels.
- Rewards,...
Extraordinary People
Each year,thousands of remarkable people provide voluntary donations that enable theRNLIto carry out its work.Many have no direct connection with the sea or maritimehistory,but simply have responded to our call and the bravery of our...
Category: Articles
Three and a Half Years of War.
In three and a half years of war our life-boats have rescued 5100 lives, and our life-boatmen have won 177 medals for gallantry. Twenty-eight lives have been rescued every week since the war began..
Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (87)
NOVEMBER 27TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing was found except a body and a rubber dinghy, which were picked up by an R.A.F. rescue launch. - Rewards, £15 12s..
A Steamer (9)
JANUARY 30TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
It had been reported that a steamer was being attacked by enemy aircraft off Haisboro’ and two loud explosions had been heard about seven miles south of the Hairsboro’ Lightvessel, but...
An Aeroplane (17)
FEBRUARY 19TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
A British Whitley aeroplane had crashed in Abersoch Bay, but Royal Air Force speedboats rescued five of the crew and picked up two bodies. - Rewards £5 14s.
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Portrush, Co. Antrim.—4th October, 1939. Distress signals had been re- ported but nothing could be found.
The life-boat was out for fifteen hours.
—Rewards, £21 165..
A Motor Yacht
Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—3rd December, 1937. A derelict motor yacht was picked up, but had to be abandoned in a sinking condition. A boat from her, with some clothes and papers, wasbrought ashore. The crew had been rescued by a passing...