LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Lee S. Overman
AUGUST 1ST. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At about 1.8 A.M. the Royal Naval shore signal station reported that a large steamer had run aground near the Chequer Shoal Buoy. The night was dark, but lit by lightning flashes, and there was a moderate...
A Dinghy from an Aeroplane
APRIL 11TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At 3.35 A.M. information was received from the R.A.F. at Coltishall that an aeroplane had crashed about four miles N.N.W. of Cromer, and the No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at...
Mona
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — On the night of the 6th August the yacht Mona, of Heswall, bound for the Menai Straits with a crew of three, was seen to be riding at anchor in a dangerous position about a mile out of Llandudno bay. A strong...
The S.S. Tanny, of Bristol
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.17 A.M.
on the 12th December the coastguard reported that distress flares had been seen four or five miles N.E. of Castle Hill. A moderate N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and it was very...
Hyperion
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 7.50 A.M.
on the 17th March, 1939, the life-boat coxswain noticed that the local motor fishing boat Hyperion, which was making for harbour, did not dare attempt to get in. A strong N.E. gale was...
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HELP FOR SICK CHILD Galway Bay. At 6.30 a.m. on nth July, 1964, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the local doctor needed the life-boat's help to transfer a sick child from the Aran Isles to the mainland as no other suitable...
Guide Me
St. Abbs, Berwickshire. At n a.m.
on nth November, 1965, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the motor fishing boat Guide Me had not returned to harbour with the rest of the fishing fleet, following a gale warning...
An Aeroplane’s Rubber Dinghy
JANUARY 22ND. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11.10 A.M. the resident naval officer asked that the life-boat should be sent to a position three miles N. by W. of Margate, where an aeroplane’s yellow rubber dinghy had been seen. A S.W. wind was blowing,...
Zuiderhaven
MAY 21ST. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
At 9 A.M. a naval establishment onshore reported through the coastguard that a vessel was signalling for a doctor. The weather was fine, with a light N.E. wind and a smooth sea. With a...
Fourteenth International Lifeboat Conference Gothenburg By Ray Kipling Public Relations Officer Rnli
HUMANITY . . . courage . . . dedication.
These words must have equivalents in every language and they were used repeatedly by delegates from all over the world at the fourteenth International Lifeboat Conference (ILC) in...
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