LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Torbay, Devon - At 8 p.m. on 5th November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two climbers were stranded at the foot of Long Quarry cliffs, Babbacombe, and could not be rescued from the shore. The life-boat Peter and...

FOR the third year, in the seven years since the war ended, the Life-boat Service set up a new record. In 1952 its boats went out to the rescue 657 times. That is more than ever before in time of peace, and though the figure is considerably...

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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1958, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a message had been intercepted from the collier Brent Knoll that the fishing vessel Cossack was in...

AT 1.55 on the afternoon of the 12th of December, 1955, the Swanage coast- guard told the honorary secretary of the Swanage life-boat station, Mr. W.

Powell, that the tug Flying Kestrel had passed a distress message to...

MAY 2ND. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. A steamer had run aground, but got off and did not need help. - Rewards, £14 1s..

September Meeting.

St. Helier, Jersey. — On the 17th May the sailing boat Seafarer had put out with three people on board. On the following day, as she had not returned, it was decided to make a search. Mr. J. Langlois lent...

Launches 37. Lives Rescued 12.

MCH. 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A the message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M. that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off Carnsore Point. A S.S...