LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Boat (3)
Anglesey.—27th July.
Searched unsuccessfully for a small boat the only occupant of which, Captain Owen Jones, a Gold Medallist of the Institution, was drowned. (See Obi- tuary, page 604.)—Rewards, £5 5s. 6d..
A German Aeroplane
29th October. A Ger- man aeroplane had come down at sea, but no trace of her could be found.— Rewards, £5 12*. 6d. (A full account of this service launch appears on p. 6, of this issue.).
A Yacht (1)
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—29th July, 1938. A yacht had been reported overdue, but was later found on the Antrim coast and the life-boat was recalled.
The owner made a donation to the Institution of the amount of the rewards...
A Fishing Boat
Weymouth, Dorset.—31st July, 1938.
A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but she was waiting at the Shambles Light-vessel until a thick fog cleared.— Rewards, £3 15s..
A Pilot Boat
Margate, Kent.—6th September. The engine of a pilot boat had broken down and the boat went ashore, but the engine was re-started and the boat got off unaided. The owners made a donation.—Rewards, £12 8s..
A Fishy Tale
Following a recent letter to RNLI Honorary Librarian Barry Cox regarding a 4ft cast iron codfish collection box at Robin Hood's Bay, we have now established that 'the fish' is considerably older than we first thought - with... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Rowing Boat (4)
AUG. 19TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. It had been reported that a rowing boat was drifting out to sea with a man on board shouting for help, but the life-boat could find nothing.- Rewards, £11 15s..
A Rowing Boat (5)
SEPT. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A rowing boat with a boy and girl on board had been reported as missing and the life-boat put out, but was recalled as the boat had been found. - Rewards, £10 5s..
A Trawler (12)
NOV. 26TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
A message had been received that a trawler had broken down, but no sign of it could be found. Later it was learned that she had repaired the damage and had gone on her way. - Rewards,...
A Spitfire Aeroplane (2)
APRIL 14TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS ; THURSO, AND WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the Pentland Firth, but there was a dense fog and nothing could be found - Rewards : Longhope, £9 13s....