LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Dutch Motor Barge Nora
JANUARY 29TH. - WALMER, KENT. The Dutch motor barge NORA, of Voorburg, had been mined, but she was beached by naval tugs and the life-boat stuck fast in a mudbank and was unable to go on. - Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..
A Steamer (14)
MARCH 4TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT, AND EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. A steamer was reported to have been torpedoed, but neitherlife-boat could find anything, and news was received later that other vessels engaged in the search had found her. - Rewards :...
A Steamer (15)
MARCH 4TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT, AND EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. A steamer was reported to have been torpedoed, but neitherlife-boat could find anything, and news was received later that other vessels engaged in the search had found her. - Rewards :...
A Vessel (17)
JUNE 2ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. The life-boat helped in bringing wounded men ashore from a vessel.
For details see “ Evacuation of Men of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from Dunkirk,” page 80..
A Stirling Bombing Aeroplane
MARCH 9TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. A Stirling bombing aeroplane had crashed in the sea near Lade. The life-boat found her and searched her, but there was no one on board. She then searched for her dinghy, but could not find it. - Rewards,...
None (5)
JANUARY 25TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A boat with men aboard had been reported, and the life-boat went out to investigate, but found that the “boat and men” were a damaged raft with pieces of wood sticking up from it.
- Rewards...
A Yacht (3)
OCTOBER 23RD. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
The coastguard had reported a yacht in difficulties, but nothing could be found, and later she was reported to have passed Dover.
- Rewards, £16 5s..
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
.Friday, 5th July, 1918.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meetings.
Also read and confirmed the minutes of the...
Category: Committee
The Ferry Speedlink Vanguard and Pirate Radio Ship Ross Revenge (1)
January storm ON SUNDAY JANUARY 6, 1985, northnorth- easterly winds of force 9 to storm force 10 hit the east coast and at 1812 that evening a message was received from the Sealink roll-on roll-off ferry, Speedlink Vanguard, that she had...
Henrietta, of Goole
A month later, on the night of 22nd December, the Gorleston Motor Life-boat was launched with a full blowing from the N.E. and a gale very got up very o'clock. The ketch Henrietta, of Goole, was lying in the Yarmouth Roads with two...