LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Motor Barge
Torbay, Devon.- 26th January, 1939.
A motor barge had signalled for help, but her anchors held and she did not need it.—Rewards, £14 05. 6d..
A Sailing Yacht
Amble, Northumberland.—16th April, 1939. A sailing yacht had been reported in distress, but she went on her way without waiting for help.— Rewards, £5..
A Sailing Dinghy
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 6.3 on the evening of the 7th of July, 1952, the Wallasey police telephoned that a sailing dinghy had capsized in the river Mersey off Egremont, and that two people were in the water. The life-boat Edmund and Mary...
A Motor Boat
STRANDED SERVICEMEN At 8.30 p.m. on 4th November, 1963, the coxswain saw a signalling lamp being used on Lady Isle, and informed the honorary secretary. There was a fresh northeasterly breeze with a moderate sea and the tide was flooding....
A Dinghy (11)
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire - At 8.20 p.m. on 4th August, 1966, a body was seen drifting off Cat rock in Newport bay.
At 8.35 the life-boat Howard Marryat was launched one hour before high water.
There was a...
A Fishing Boat (4)
.APRIL 17TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS A fishing boat had not returned, but was found making her way home without needing help.-Rewards, £5 3s. 6d.but.
A Fishing Boat (3)
APRIL 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A fishing boat, whose engine had broken down, had gone aground, but she was refloated and able to return to harbour under sail. - Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
A Stirling Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 5TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A Stirling aeroplane had crashed into the sea in flames, but nothing of her was found.- Rewards, £26 1s. 6d..
A Motor Gun Boat
NOVEMBER 23RD. - WALMER, KENT. A motor gunboat was reported to have made distress signals, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £46 18s..
A Motor Boat (1)
AP R I L 2 9 T H . - WALMER, KENT. A motor boat which had been expected in before sundown had not returned, but she got in later without needing help. - Rewards, £19 7s..