LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
Swanage, Dorset-At about 12.45 p.m.
on 22nd May, 1966, the assistant honorary secretary saw a sailing dinghy capsize in the bay. The yacht club rescue boat had difficulty in towing her in, as there was a strong offshore...
A Motor Launch
MAY 11TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 6.16 P .M. a message was received from the coastguard at Cliff End that a motor launch off Barton-on-Sea had broken down, and that its occupants were waving clothing to attract attention. As the sea...
A Steamer (1)
Angle, Pembrokeshire.—25th September.
A steamer had struck a rock, but was beached in a sinking condition.
—Rewards, £5 4s. 6d..
A Rubber Dinghy (2)
JULY 30TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A man had gone adrift in a rubber dinghy, but he was picked up by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £6 9s. 6d. (See Margate, “Services by shore-boats,” page 76).
A Polish Soldier's Teeth
A Polish soldier has sent the Institution a pound to show hij gratitude to a Scottish dentist who had "cured his teeth," and would accept no payment..
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A Motor Launch (1)
JULY 22ND. - TORBAY, DEVON. A motor launch with a number of passengers on board was overdue, but she was towed in by a motor trawler.-Rewards, £4 13s..
Message from the Director
By the time this letter is published I will have succeeded Rear Admiral Graham as director and secretary of the RNLI.
It is a tremendous honour and a considerable challenge to have been appointed by the committee of...
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A Steamer (5)
FEBRUARY 10TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
A steamer had been damaged in an air raid, but all the injured were taken ashore by a speed boat and the steamer herself was taken in tow by a tug. - Rewards, £21 18s. 6d..
A Steamer (1)
JANUARY 11TH. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. The coastguard had passed on a message from Ostend Radio that a steamer had signalled that she had struck a mine, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £10 6s..
A Steamer (3)
30th October. A steamer had gone on the Long Sand and asked for the help of a tug to get her off.—Rewards, £16 18s. 6d..