LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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Moelfre, Anglesey.—19th July, 1938, An American steamer, the West Cohas, collided with an Irish motor vessel off Skerries, Holyhead, but they were both able to make for the Mersey without help.—Rewards, £10 4s..

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.8 P.M. on the 1st November, 1937, the coastguard reported that a motor sprat boat was in distress off Pakefield.

She was the Terry, of Lowestoft, homeward bound laden with sprats and carrying a crew...

Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 2.50 on the morning of the 10th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flare had been seen about three miles west-by-north of Rhossilli Head. The position of the flare was later...

Wick, Caithness-shire. At 4.45 a.m.

on 3rd November, 1965, the harbourmaster was informed that the Danish vessel Irene Frijs of Copenhagen was arriving in Wick Bay to land two injured seamen. The vessel unfortunately...

On the morning of the 9th March, the fishing vessel Hosanna, of South Shields, was observed from Newbiggin driving before a S.W. gale, with sails blown away. As the S.W. wind sets off shore on this coast, there was imminent dan- ger of her...

DURING the present summer the Honorary Secretary of the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton Branch, Captain Shrubb, has made a substantial sum for the funds of the Branch by the sale of flowers. Each day he and his family have sent flowers from...

IN The Lifeboat for December, 1931 it was announced that the Honorary Secretary of the Branch at Cobham, Surrey, Miss Margaret Power, had very kindly offered to make woollen hearth- rugs and slip mats in aid of the Institu- tion's funds....