LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat
JAN. 19TH. -BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A local motor fishing boat was overdue, but she got in unaided, after having been delayed by a fouled propeller.-Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (1)
JUNE 10TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL. A fishing boat was overdue ; but was found being towed in by a Belgian fishing boat.- Rewards, £5 6s. 6dl..
A Bombing Aeroplane
AUGUST 20TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A bombing aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but only wreckage and a rubber dinghy were seen. - Rewards, £10 0S. 6d..
A Vessel (32)
OCTOBER 18TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON. A vessel had been reported in distress and showing a red light, but the life-boat was recalled as she was not needed. - Rewards, £15 9s..
A Fishing Boat (3)
JULY 29TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A fishing boat returning from a pleasure trip had trouble with her engine, but she was able to repair it. - Rewards, £3 10s..
A Rowing Boat (7)
JULY 11TH. - ST. MARY'S, ISLES OF SCILLY. A rowing boat had been overtaken by a thick fog, but got back without help. - Rewards, £13 5s. 6d..
A Motor Boat (6)
SEPTEMBER 15TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
A motor boat had struck a submerged rock and sunk, but the man on board swam ashore. - Rewards, £8 15s..
A Fishing Boat (19)
NOVEMBER 12TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
A fishing boat had broken adrift from a steamer which had her in tow, but the steamer recovered her. - Rewards, £6 10s..
A Whitley Aeroplane (1)
DECEMBER 24TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL. A Whitley aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but four men from it were rescued by a patrol trawler. The others were not found. - Rewards, £9 10s..
Annual General Meeting
H.R.H. PRINCESS MARINA, DUCHESS OF KENT, President of the Institution, attended the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution on the 6th March, 1962. Reporting on the past year's work, Earl Howe, Chairman of the...
Category: Meetings