LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Armed Trawler
DECEMBER 23RD. - FENIT, CO. KERRY.
An armed trawler, 70 miles away, was reported to be making for Berehaven, with her fore-hold full of water. She could not be found, but it was learnt later that she reached safety. -...
An Aeroplane (43)
APRIL 8TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the airmen were picked up by a motor boat from Colwyn Bay. - Rewards, £9 4s.
(See Colwyn Bay, “ Services by...
An Aeroplane (16)
MAY 1ST. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing. In her own crew of nine were five merchant captains, who were on leave. - Rewards, £5 14s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (37)
OCTOBER 2 3RD. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the search, in which a fishing boat also took part, was without result. - Rewards, £11 6s. 6d. (See Whitby, “Services by...
An Aeroplane (53)
JUNE 6TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
Signals of distress had been reported 10 miles away, but the life-boat was recalled, as a destroyer had picked up the crew of an aeroplane. - Rewards, £18 10s..
An Aeroplane (48)
MAY 8TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
Two men had reported to the life-boat coxswain that they had seen an aeroplane crash in to the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..
A Steamer (1)
Clogher Head, Co. Louth, and Howth, Co. Dublin.—2nd January. A steamer was in difficulties but made port with- out help.—Rewards, Clogher Head, £12 16s., Howth, £11 7s. Sd..
A Landing Craft (2)
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A landing craft had been reported adrift, but the lifeboat was recalled by the naval authorities.
- Rewards, £4 8s. 6d.
Fishing Cobles (1)
WHITBY.—On the 2nd December four fishing-cobles were observed to be making for the harbour, and as the wind and sea increased, the Harriott Forteafh Life-boat went out, supplied the crews of the cobles •with life-belts, and attended each of...
Signals for Life-Boat Stations
THE want having been often felt of some general system of signals for intercommu- nication, on occasions of shipwreck, between life-boat stations when within signal distance of each other, the Committee have caused the following simple plan...
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