LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Fishing Boat
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.—2nd November, 1937. A small fishing boat was overdue at Aignish, but got back without help.—Rewards, £9 19s. Sd..
A Dinghy (10)
Humber, Yorkshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 11th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a small dinghy with four people on board was in difficulties at the mouth of the...
A Sailing Dinghy
Barrow, Lancashire. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th October, 1961, a life-boat shore helper informed the coxswain that a sailing dinghy appeared to be in difficulties off Foulney Island. The life-boat Herbert Leigh was...
A Dinghy (10)
Wick, Caithness-shire - At 9.50 p.m.
on 24th July, 1967, it was learnt that an explosion and flares had been seen eight miles east of Brora. The life-boat City of Edinburgh was launched at 10.10 in a moderate south westerly...
A Fishing Boat (1)
Fenit, Co. Kerry - At 1.55 p.m. on 25th April, 1968, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat with two men on board was in difficulties with engine trouble at the mouth of the river Shannon.
The...
A Steamer (9)
FEBRUARY 27TH. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
A steamer was reported to have been attacked by enemy aeroplanes, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £19 9s. 5d..
A Spitfire Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 1 0TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. A Spitfire aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the life-boat could find nothing. - Rewards, £10 9s. 6d..
A Naval Trawler
JANUARY 27TH. - PORT ASKAIG, ISLE OF ISLAY. A naval trawler had been reported damaged and sinking off Gigha Island, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £29 15s..
A Hurricane Fighter Aeroplane
APRIL 22ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Hurricane fighter aeroplane had been reported missing, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 8s..
A Raft (3)
OCTOBER 12TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
Two men had been reported adrift on a raft, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 5s..