LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Wireless Appeal
On March 4th., the I2ist. birthday of the. Life-boat Service, Lord Winster, a member of the Committee of Management, made an appeal for it on the air.
This appeal was "The Week's Good Cause" in the home...
Category: Articles
A Motor Boat
Shortly before 6 P.M. on the 13th May a telephone message was received reporting that a motor-boat was in the bay drifting sea- wards with a signal of distress flying.
As there was a strong N.N.E. breeze blowing with a...
A Sailing Dinghy (2)
ARMY CADETS TAKEN OFF DINGHY Troon, Ayrshire. On the afternoon of the 29th May, 1963, the coxswain noticed that a sailing dinghy seemed to be in difficulties in the bay, but as a yacht was near by he took no further immediate action. At 4.30...
News
At midday on 2 January 2002, RNLI lifeboats became operational on the River Thames. For the first time, the capital has a 24-hour dedicated rapid response service on its river. There are four lifeboat stations, at Gravesend, Tower Pier,...
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A Fishing Boat
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. — During the evening of the 13th August it was learned that a fishing boat, with two men on board, which had put out early in the morning, had not returned.
A strong north breeze was blowing, with a...
A Small Rowing Boat
Wicklow.—Early on the afternoon of the 5th September two men, visitors, put off in a small rowing boat. When about two miles east of Wicklow pier they broke an oar and made signals of distress. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
A Small Boat
Selsey, Sussex.—At about 2.35 P.M.
on the 8th September, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small boat with two men on board had been blown to sea from Bracklesham Bay. A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate...
A Miles Training Aircraft
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 1.55 in the af ternoon of the 29th of January, 1949, the police reported an aet-opttie down in the sea about a mile off shore between Lancing and Shoreham, and the life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was...
A Sailing Dinghy
Torbay, Devon. At 12.10 p.m. on iith September, 1965, the coastguard saw a sailing dinghy capsize off the north end of Brixham Breakwater. Two people were visible in the water. At 12.17 tne IRB launched in a fresh to strong westnorth-...
A Sailing Dinghy
MAN WAS MISSING Torbay, South Devon. At 3.8 p.m.
on ist October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized off Livermead Beach. A further message was received that two men had...