LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Punt
APRIL 28TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A fishing punt with two on board had put to sea at midnight and had not returned, but she had been picked up by another vessel.- Rewards, £17 3s. 3d..
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
AUGUST 9TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO.
LOUTH. A sailing dinghy had been reported missing and could not be found, but it returned the next day. - Records, £16 8s..
A Fishing Boat (5)
OCTOBER 18TH. - ARBROATH, ANGUS.
A fishing boat was overdue, but she reached harbour without help. - Rewards, £8 1s..
A Canoe (4)
JUNE 9TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
Two men in a canoe had got into difficulties, but reached the shore. - Rewards, £8 11s..
A Motor Boat (4)
AUGUST 5TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A motor boat had been reported drifting, but it reached the beach unaided. - Rewards, £9 10s. 9d..
A Rowing Boat (12)
SEPTEMBER 9TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. A rowing boat had been reported drifting out to sea, but it was carried back by the tide. - Rewards, £5 11s..
A Steamer (7)
MARCH 31ST. - SUNDERLAND, DURHAM.
A steamer had run aground, but she refloated, and was towed by another vessel to Sunderland where she was beached. - Rewards, £15 9s.
A R.N.A.S. Aeroplane
NOVEMBER 27TH . - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE. A R.N.A.S. aeroplane had come down in the sea, but only wreckage was found, by another vessel taking part in the search. - Rewards, £18 19s. 6d..
A Lancaster Aeroplane (1)
MARCH 16TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Lancaster aeroplane had blown up over the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £21 19s.
A Storm Boat and a Dinghy
Easrney, Hampshire - At 7.2 p.m. on 19th April, 1970, the coastguard told the assistant honorary secretary that a stormboat with a number of skin divers aboard was in difficulties near the Horse Sand fort and was being driven out to sea by...