LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JANUARY 9TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. Three boys had taken a ship’s boat without permission and had got into difficulties, but the boat was carried against the east pier and smashed, and they were able to get ashore. - Rewards, £18...

JANUARY 4TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. A motor vessel had burned flares as her engine had broken down, but she was able to make Buckie under sail.

- Rewards, £10 19s. 9d.

NOVEMBER 21ST. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. A fishing vessel had been reported in distress, and sank, but hercrew landed in their own boat. Men of the R.A.F. and R.A. helped in getting the lifeboat launched and re-housed. - Rewards,...

At 3.45 A.M.

on the 13th April the Coxswain of the Life-boat was called by the Coastguard, who stated that they thought a vessel was ashore. The Coxswain at once pro- ceeded to the beach, but he was unable to distinguish...

Several of the fishing cobles were overtaken by a strong N.E. gale and rough sea on the 16th March when out attending to their crab pots. As it was seen that the cobles were in danger a steam trawler, which was in the Roads, pro- ceeded to...

Dover, Kent. At 11.30 on the morning of the 16th September, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was in difficulties a mile and a half north-east of Dover.

At 11.45 the life-boat...

SEPTEMBER 10TH. - ARBROATH, ANGUS.

At 7.57 in the evening a fisherman reported the local fishing boat Red Hackle in difficulties and drifting towards the rocks a mile west of the harbour. A south-easterly breeze was blowing...

THE Institution has received a gift of £3 13s. Qd. from an acting doctor on board the S.S. Vandyk, of Liverpool.

While she was outward bound on a pleasure cruise the medical officer was compelled to leave the ship at...