LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Vessel (2)
JULY 21ST. - SUNDERLAND, CO. DURHAM.
A vessel had gone ashore, but she refloated without needing help and went on her way.-Rewards, £12 18s..
A Motor Fishing Boat (1)
JULY 30TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A motor fishing boat had beenreported in distress, but she made Whitehaven safely. - Rewards, £12 7s..
A Mosquito Aeroplane
JULY 28TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A Mosquito aeroplane had crashed near the shore at Bacton. The life-boat found only wreckage, but two bodies were recovered by the police. - Rewards, £3 18s..
A Steamer (31)
JULY 1 3TH. - WICKLOW. A steamer grounded on the North Arklow Bank, but got off unaided and went on her way.- Rewards, £10 13s..
A Vessel (3)
JULY 13TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. A vessel had been reported ashore in thick fog, but apparently she refloated and went on her way. - Rewards, £12 19s. 9d..
A Fishing Boat (3)
JULY 29TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A fishing boat returning from a pleasure trip had trouble with her engine, but she was able to repair it. - Rewards, £3 10s..
A Rowing Boat (7)
JULY 11TH. - ST. MARY'S, ISLES OF SCILLY. A rowing boat had been overtaken by a thick fog, but got back without help. - Rewards, £13 5s. 6d..
A Motor Boat (2)
JULY 28TH. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A motor boat had been reported missing, but could not be found, and later arrived safely. - Rewards, £6 7s..
A Vessel (1)
JULY 25TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A vessel had gone ashore on New Island, but she got off without help. - Rewards, £5 17s. 6d..
A Dinghy
Margate, Kent.—At 5.54 on the morn- ing of the 4th of September, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that the North Goodwin lightvessel had reported that a dinghy had drifted past her with an unidentified object hanging on its...