LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

OCTOBER 18TH. - ST. MARY’S, ISLES OF SCILLY. An American tug had been reported in distress, and an escort vessel had been sent out, but later it was reported that everything was normal and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £18 10s....

DECEMBER 21ST. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.

An aeroplane had reported an object in the sea off Workington, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 5s. 6d..

JUNE 5TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea and was on fire, but an air-sea rescue boat passed the life-boat on the way.- Rewards. £3 3s. 6d..

AUGUST   12TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.

During an air battle an enemy aeroplane had crashed three miles off, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £6 3s. 6d.

MAY 12TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.

An R.A.F. aerial life-boat was adrift and flying a distress signal, but an air-sea rescue launch took her in tow. - Rewards, £9 8s..

NOVEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A southerly gale was blowing, the sea was rough, and all the local fishing boats had put back to harbour except two, the motor fishing boats Winifred, of Wexford, and Onward, of Rosslare. Each...

• In Small Boat Navigation (Stanley Paul, £2.25), Lt-Commander Pat Hepherd covers a great deal of this wide subject clearly and at times lightheartedly.

To the completely inexperienced reader some of the information...

Following the service by the Swanage life-boat, recorded elsewhere in this issue, the secretary of the Swanage branch received a letter of appreciation, the opening paragraphs of which are quoted below, together with a donation.