LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

APRIL 10TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Red flares had been seen, but were found to be from naval vessels at exercise. - Rewards, £11..

OCTOBER 5TH. - GALWAY BAY. It had been reported that three men had baled out of a British aeroplane which had crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £15 12s..

AUGUST 27TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down, but it was a ship’s balloon and this was picked up by a motor boat.- Rewards, £3 15s.

(See Pennan, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page...

FEBRUARY 7TH. - FILEY, AND SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. The Filey motor life-boat The Cuttle was launched at 1.10 in the afternoon to stand by the local fishing cobles as a strong south-west wind was blowing and the sea was rough. When the...

AUGUST 20TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.

A barrage balloon had gone adrift, but efforts to capture it were unsuccessful, and it was destroyed by fire from a patrol boat. - Rewards, £14 2s..

OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched 42 times and rescued 16 lives.

DOCTOR TAKEN TO SHETLAND ISLAND Aith, Shetlands.—At 2.35 on the after- noon of the 2nd of October, 1953, the doctor at...

His Efforts to Interest the Admiralty in his Scheme for a Life-boat Service.

By Major Evan W. H. Fyers, Member of the Major Fyers, to whose researches we owe the discovery of these very interesting letters of Sir William...

CORNWALL For town, country and waterside property on or near Falmouth Harbour, Carrick Roads and Helford River R.E.PRIOR ft CO Surveyors Valuers Esiate Agents R. E. PRIOR, F.R.I.C.S.

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