LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Yacht (1)
13th July. A small yacht had been reported in dis- tress, but it was found to be a lighted buoy which had drifted.—Rewards, £6 13s..
A Fishing Boat (1)
20th December.
A fishing boat was overdue, but made port while the life-boat was searching in a thick fog.—Rewards, £36 6s. lOd.
A Yacht (2)
Fowey, Cornwall.—16th September.
A yacht got into difficulties, but was taken in tow by a motor boat.—Rewards, £2 12s. 6d..
A Small Boat (4)
Kirkcudbright. — 2nd October. A small boat in which a man had gone fishing had been washed ashore empty, but no trace of the man could be found.—Rewards, £16 2s. 6d..
A Converted Ship's Boat
TOW FOR CONVERTED SHIP'S BOAT Barrow, Lancashire. At 10.12 on the night of the 9th June, 1963, the Walney Island lighthouse keeper rang up the coxswain to say that three people in a small boat were signalling with a flag a mile...
A Motor Boat
Torbay, Devon. — 10th July. A motor boat had not returned when expected, but she had been picked up by a steamer.—Rewards, £10 18s..
A Rubber Boat (3)
OCTOBER 2lST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA (AT BRIGHTLINGSEA), ESSEX, A rubber boat had been reported adrift, but a long and thorough search only resulted in three lifebelts being picked up. - Rewards, £20 2s. 3d..
A Naval Boat
JANUARY 20TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A naval boat had broken down and was drifting, but she was picked up by a naval launch. - Rewards, £13 13s..
A Steamer (13)
SEPTEMBER 20TH. - HASTINGS, AND EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. A steamer had been reported in distress, but she was taken in tow by a destroyer. - Rewards : Hastings, £29 9s. 8d. ; Eastbourne, £30 13s. 6d..
A Steamer (13)
DECEMBER 13TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
A steamer showing a red light had been reported, but no vessel in need of help could be found. - Rewards, £43 15s. 6d..