LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Giving Instead of Receiving
THE Institution has received a gift from a Liverpool man who celebrated his twenty-first birthday by asking his friends, instead of buying him presents, to give him money for the life-boat service..
Category: Donations
A Barge
23rd Feb- ruary. A barge grounded on the Gunfleet, but a motor boat which had her in tow took off the only man on board.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
A Ballon
7th August. A balloon engaged on film work made a descent into the sea, but as a motor boat was in attendance, the life-boat was not required.—Rewards, £3 16s..
A Motor Yacht
12th August. The motor yacht Pathfinder, of New York, got ashore, but the crew were rescued by the Board of Trade rocket apparatus from Reculvers.—Rewards, £14 4s..
A Steamer (1)
17th September. A steamer was in distress with a heavy list, but H.M.S. Sardonyx stood by her until the arrival of a tug.—Rewards, £9 19s..
A Yacht (5)
17th September. A yacht in Torquay harbour lighted flares for help, as another yacht was fouling her, but the life-boat arrived to find that her help was not needed.— Rewards, £6 3s..
Two Fishing Boats
15th November. The life-boat was called out to escort two fishing boats into Stone- haven, but she was not wanted.—• Rewards, £17 15s..
French Trawlers
Weymouth, Dorset.—3rd April. French trawlers which were signalling to one another were thought to be burning flares for help.—Rewards, £8 15s..
Gold for the Life-Boat Service
THE Institution has received an anony- mous parcel containing twenty-nine gold sovereigns and twenty-four half- sovereigns, packed in cotton wool, many of them with Queen Victoria's head"..
Category: Donations
A Trawler (4)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—5th March. A trawler had broken away from her tow, but she had no crew on board, and went ashore.—Rewards, £29 10s. 6d..