LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Tubular Life-Boat
The " Caroline Richardson " stationed at Rhyl from 1896 to 1939. She was the third and last of this type, which was designed in 1850. All three were at Rhyl. This type had a double hull, consisting of two floats, meeting at each... - View image in PDF
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A Fishing Smack
Caister, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. — 2nd May. A motor vessel stranded on Caister Shoal and a fishing smack on the North Barber Sands, but both vessels got off without help.—Rewards, Caister £22 3s. ; Great Yarmouth and...
A Motor Boat
Salcombe, Devon.—6th August, 1938.
A motor boat had been reported missing, but while a search was being made to the westward, the boat returned from the eastward.—Rewards, £9 Is..
A Converted Life-Boat
On the 13th of July, 1952, the Barrow life-boat took two exhausted men off a converted life-boat in heavy seas.
—Rewards: the thanks of the Insti- tution inscribed on vellum to Cox- swain Roland Moore; £16 7s. For a...
A Small Boat
Selsey, Sussex—20th January. The life-boat made a long, but unsuccessful, search for a small boat. The boat, and later the bodies of the two men who had been on board, were washed ashore.—Rewards, £20 17s. 6d..
A Vessel (5)
SEPT. 16TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A vessel had been reported with a bad list, which was thought to be the result of enemy action, and the life-boat put out in charge of the bowman, as both the coxswain and second coxswain were at sea fishing, but...
A Fishing Boat (2)
FEBRUARY 8TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
A small fishing boat with two men on board was long overdue, but while a search was being made for her she got in without help. - Rewards, £14 0s. 6d..
A Steamer (16)
MARCH 9TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
A steamer had been in collision a mile east of Heugh Light and had sunk, but the twentythree survivors were picked up from their own boats by another vessel. - Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..<...
A Cargo Boat
JULY 20TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK.
Information had been received that a cargo boat had been torpedoed, but though the life-boat searched for a long time in the neighbourhood of the Fastnet Rock she found nothing. - Rewards,...
A Motor Boat
APRIL 11TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
A motor boat was late returning from a trip to Mingulay Island, but she had only been delayed owing to difficulties in landing her passengers. - Rewards, £8 8s..