LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aerovan Aeroplane
THREE SEARCHES FOR AN AEROPLANE Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 8.12 in the evening of the 27th of June, 1947, the Tara coastguard reported that an Aerovan aeroplane on a flight to New- townards was believed to have crashed one mile east of Craig...
Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh
On the 21st Feb- ruary, the schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh, laden with guano, ran ashore, in thick weather, on the Gaa Bank, at the mouth of the Tay, when the sea imme- diately broke with violence over her. Being seen by some...
Services of the Life-Boats During the Storms of November and December, 1867
The following is a list of the services of the boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION during the recent heavy gales:— - ' NO. of Lives saved.
Nov. 16-17,1867.—The Manky Wood life-boat at Poole rescued the crew of...
Category: Services
An Aeroplane’s Rubber Dinghy
JANUARY 22ND. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11.10 A.M. the resident naval officer asked that the life-boat should be sent to a position three miles N. by W. of Margate, where an aeroplane’s yellow rubber dinghy had been seen. A S.W. wind was blowing,...
An Inflatable Dinghy
Capsized inflatable THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Porthdinllaen lifeboat station was informed by HM Coastguard at 1522 on Saturday April 25, 1981, that an inflatable dinghy had capsized in Porthdinllaen Bay, throwing two people into the water....
An Aeroplane (66)
AUGUST 23RD. - PORT ERIN, ISLE OF MAN At 11.35 A.M. information was received through the police that a British aeroplane was in the sea off Dalby. A moderate westerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 12.10 P.M. the motor life-boat...
An Aeroplane (26)
OCT. 27TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea but the life-boat found nothing. - Permanent paid crew : Rewards, 9s..
An Aeroplane (54)
APRIL 7TH. - HARTLEPOOL, AND SEAHAM, DURHAM. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing wasfound. - Rewards : Hartlepool, £4 7s. ; Seaham, £4 19s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (143)
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - DUNMORE EAST, CO. WATERFORD. An aeroplane was heard to crash into the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (160)
OCTOBER 23RD. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but it was found later that it had landed safely. - Rewards, £12..