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March 1.

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Time of Launching.

9.15 p.m.

10.30 a.m.

4.0 p.m.

12.25 p.m.

12.50 a.m.

7. 12.40 a.m.

8.25 a.m.

9.15 a.m.

12.30 p.m.

3.55 p.m.

5.40 p.m.

9.14p.m.

5.5 p.m.

7.32 a.m.

1.15 a.m.

11.35 a.m.

6.45 p.m.

5.50 p.m.

11.0 a.m.

6.25 p.m.

4.0 p.m.

4.20 a.m.

7.0 a.m.

3.20 p.m.

4.55 p.m.

2.4 p.m.

5.15 p.m.

8.40 a.m.

9.15 a.m.

9.54 a.m.

2.45 a.m.

9.25 a.m.

10.20 p.m.

12 noon.

7.5 a.m.

7.30 a.m.

9.53 a.m.

12.57 p.m.

7.50 p.m.

9.30 a.m.

1.0 p.m.

2.30 p.m.

Persons rescued from shipwreck.

Lowestoft life-boat stood by Whitby No. 1 life- 4 3 2. 3.29 p.m.

Motor trawler J.A.P., of Lowestoft.

vessel.

S.S. Baron. Walmer life-boat gave help.

Motor fishing vessel Providence, of Whitby.

boat saved vessel and rescued - - Seven fishing cobles, of Filey. Filey life-boat escorted cobles.

Motor vessel Beta, of Holland. Sunderland life-boat stood by vessel.

Motor fishing vessel Random Harvest, of Peterhead. Troon lifeboat escorted vessel.

S.S. Frej, of Stockholm. Buckie life-boat landed 19.

Motor fishing vessel Pilot Me II, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 life-boat escorted vessel.

S.S. Frej, of Stockholm. Whitehills life-boat stood by vessel.

Steam drifter Hero, of Inverness. Stornoway life-boat saved vessel a n d rescued _ _ - - _ - _ _ - - _ _ _ - _ 9 Motor fishing vessel Johnny Eager, of Swansea. The Mumbles life-boat saved vessel and rescued — — - — --- — - Steam trawler Cramond Island, of Hull. Stromness life-boat escorted vessel.

Fishing boat, of Wicldow. Wicklow life-boat escorted boat.

Steam trawler Welbeck, of Grimsby. Aberdeen No. 1 life-boat gave help.

Motor yacht Silver Wake, of London. Dover life-boat gave help.

Fishing cobles Sarah Ann, Sarah Brigham and Eventide, of Holy Island. Holy Island life-boat escorted cobles.

Motor coble Hilda, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat saved coble and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Motor coble Hilda, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat gave help.

S.S. Giacomo Matteotti, of Genoa. Walmer life-boat gave help.

Motor vessel Farndale, of Middlesbrough. Cromer No. 2 life-boat gave help.

Lerwick life-boat fetched an injured man from Unst.

Motor vessel Hervor Bratt, of Gothenburg. Stornoway life-boat landed 20 Motor fishing vessel Ivy Lea, of Lerwick. Aith life-boat gave help.

Motor vessel Northgate, of Hull. The Humber life-boat gave help.

Motor fishing boat Sally, of Wells. Wells life-boat saved boat a n d rescued _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - - _ _ 2 Shoreham Harbour life-boat landed two bodies from crashed aeroplane.

Motor trawler Radiant Morn, of Port Oriel. Clogher Head lifeboat saved vessel and rescued - - - - - - - - - - 4 Fishing cobles Rosemary and Hilda If, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat escorted cobles.

Ten fishing boats, of Bridlington. Bridlington life-boat escorted boats.

Motor vessel Frem, of Holland. Filey life-boat stood by vessel.

Motor fishing vessel Alliance, of Inverness. Mallaig life-boat saved vessel.

S.S. Kaitum, of Stockholm. Donaghadee life-boat took out a doctor.

S.S. Belltoy, of Larne. Wick life-boat took out a doctor.

Galway Bay life-boat took a hospital case to the mainland.

Steam trawler Pintail, of Fleetwood. Portrush life-boat landed 12.

Transport ferry H.M.S. Puncher. Troon life-boat gave help.

Sailing yacht Theta, of Shoreham. Margate life-boat escorted yacht.

Lerwick life-boat fetched an injured man from Unst.

Motor boat Alnora. Walton and Frinton life-boat gave help.

Sailing barge Asphodel, of London. Southend-on-Sea life-boat - 2 Sailing barge Kitty, of Harwich. Southend-on-Sea life-boat - - 2 Sailing barge Kitty, of Harwich. Southend-on-Sea life-boat salved barge.

Tug H.M.S. Diver. Berwick-on-Tweed life-boat saved vessel and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 0Persons Time of rescued from 1949. Launching. shipwreck.

March 3. 10.40 p.m. Motor fishing boat Mazurka, of Peterhead- Longhope life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 7 „ 4. 11.15p.m. Fishing vessel Capella, of Ramsey. Ramsey life-boat - - - - 2 „ 11. 11.20a.m. Steam trawler Ben Bheula, of Fleetwood. Barra Island life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 13. 9.0 a.m. Steam trawler Cyelse, of Fleetwood. Barra Island life-boat - - 14 „ 13. 6.55 p.m. Pulling boat. Poolbeg life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - 2 ,, 14. 10.15 a.m. Fishing yawl John Wesley, of Seahouses. North Sunderland lifeboat saved boat a n d rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ,., 15. 1.0 p.m. Fishing vessel Ocean Vanguard, of Amble. Amble life-boat escorted boat.

,, 10. 1.0 a.m. Steam trawler Ben Bheula, of Fleetwood. Islay life-boat gave help and landed 10.

„ 17. 5.40 a.m. Mallaig life-boat brought a hospital case from Eigg.

„ 17. 3.17 p.m. Trawler Avon, of Great Yarmouth. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat landed an injured man.

„ 17. 8.22 p.m. Motor vessel Hervor Brait, of Gothenburg. Campbeltown life-boat stood by vessel.

,, 19. 11.40 a.m. Landing craft. Ramsgate life-boat saved vessel.

„ 20. 5.7 p.m. Auxiliary ketch Alpha, of Stranraer. Girvan life-boat gave help.

„ 22. 11.15 a.m. Fishing boat Morning Star, of Cahirciveen. Valentia life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 „ 24. 8.58p.m. Motor boat Our Boys, of Newhaven. Newhaven life-boat gave help.

„ 26. 5.25 p.m. Motor yacht Shirley Bourne. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

„ 27. 12.25 p.m. Motor yacht Puffin III. Weymouth life-boat saved yacht and rescued - — — — — — _- — — __ — — — — — 2 ,,• 29. 11.45p.m. Drifter from HM.S.King George V. Weymouth life-boat gave help.

Apl. 1. 3.0 a.m. S.S. Selskar, of Newcastle. Walmer life-boat gave help.

,, 1. 8.40p.m. Motor vessel 4restai, of Portugal. Clogher Head life-boat gave help.

„ 2. 4.45 a.m. S.S. Clew Bay, of Belfast. Donaghadee life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 2. 8.10 a.m. Motor vessel David M, of London. Caister life-boat gave help.

„ 2. 8.30 a.m. Motor vessel David M, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat gave help.

„ 2. 10.25 a.m. Steam trawler Newhaven, N.B., of Aberdeen. Islay life-boat gave help.

„ 2. 5.6 p.m. A rubber dinghy. Margate life-boat — — — — — — — — — 2 2. 6.30 p.m. Tug H.L.S. 161. Weymouth life-boat saved vessel and rescued - 4 3. 8.50 a.m. Motor fishing boat Beaty, of Yarmouth. Caister life-boat gave help.

3. 3.10 p.m. S.S. Christina Dawn, of Gloucester. Troon life-boat - - - - 9 3. 3.40 p.m. Auxiliary ketch Alpha, of Stranraer. Fleetwood life-boat — — 8 4. 7.20 a.m. Auxiliary ketch Alpha, of Stranraer. Fleetwood life-boat - - 6 6. 7.55 a.m. Motor vessel Conceicao Maria, of Lisbon. Walmer life-boat gave help.

,, 7. 10.24 a.m. Motor barge Success, of Blyth. Walton and Frinton life-boat — 4 „ 7. 10.47 a.m. Motor fishing vessel Aurora, of Ballantrae. Campbeltown lifeboat landed 3.

,, 7. 1.10 p.m. Fishing boat of Duncannon. Dunmore East life-boat gave help.

„ 8. 7.0 a.m. Motor fishing vessel Pilot Me 11, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 lifeboat escorted boat.

„ 10. 4.12 p.m. A small motor boat. Broughty Ferry life-boat gave help.

,, 11. 5.0 p.m. Yacht Tory. Arklow life-boat gave help.

„ 11. 7.5 p.m. Fishing boat Nellie, of Portpatrick. Portpatrick life-boat gave help.

„ 14. 1.5 p.m. Motor tanker Brali, of Oslo. Walmer life-boat gave help.

,, 15. 8.20 p.m. Yacht Sunfire. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

„ 17. 12.35 a.m. Motor yacht Schollevaer, of Dun Laoghaire. Cloughey life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 ,, 17. 1.55p.m. Motor vessel Confid, of Rotterdam. Rosslare Harbour life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 17. 2.4 p.m. Tug Plumgarth, of Bristol. The Mumbles life-boat stood by vessel.

,, 19. 9.50a.m. Motor yacht Schollevaer, of Dun Laoghaire. Newcastle, Co. Down, life-boat gave help.

„ 21. 8.15p.m. S.S. Colytto, of Rotterdam. Barrow life-boat landed a sick man.

,, 22. 9.50 a.m. Six fishing boats of Sheringham. Sheringham life-boat gave help.

,, 23. 3.50 p.m. Fishing boat of Sizewell. Aldeburgh No. 1 life-boat salved boat.

„ 24. 3.20 p.m. Fishing vessel Osprey, of Rhyl. Rhyl life-boat gave help.

„ 25. 2.45 p.m. Rowing boat, of St. Helen's Fort. Bembridge life-boat saved boat and rescued _ — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ — — i „ 26. 10.50 a.m. Five motor fishing vessels of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 life-boat escorted vessels.

May 3. 3.25 p.m. S.S. Barren Hill, of Panama. Sheringham life-boat stood by vessel.Persons lime of rescued from 1949. launching. shipwreck.

May 5. 1.50p.m. Steam drifter Handsome, of Stornoway. Thurso life-boat escorted vessel.

„ 5. 3.0 p.m. S.S. Cornwood, of Hartlepool. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat took out a doctor.

„ 7. 6.45 a.m. Motor yacht Red Rover, of Southwold. Whitby No. 1 life-boat gave help.

„ 7. 8.15 a.m. Four motor fishing vessels, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 life-boat escorted vessels.

„ 7. 11.27p.m. S.S. Cordate, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat landed an injured man.

,, 12. 4.15 p.m. S.S. Aina Maria Nurminen, of Finland, and motor vessel Arbroath, of Dundee. Whitby No. 1 life-boat gave help.

„ 14. 2.13 a.m. S.S. P.L.M. 17, of Rouen. Lowestoft life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 18. 4.50p.m. Sailing yacht Drifter, of Leigh-on-Sea. Southend-on-Sea life-boat saved yacht.

,, 18. 6.45 p.m. Motor boat Snow White, of Salcombe. Salcombe life-boat gave help.

,, 19. 8.15 p.m. Fishing boat Ruby. Peterhead life-boat gave help.

„ 20. 1.45 a.m. Fishing boat Ruin/. Peterhead life-boat saved boat.

„ 23. 5.55p.m. Ketch Outward Bound, of Aberdovey. Aberystywth life-boat gave help.

„ 29. 4.38 p.m. Yacht Never Despair, of Christchurch. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — _ _ _ _ 3 „ 31. 8.56p.m. Fishing boat, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour life-boat gave help.

June 4. 2.0 p.m. Yacht Kittiwake, of Hartlepool. Redcar life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued — — _ — ___ — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o „ 5. 1.10 p.m. Motor yacht Dolphin, of London. Margate life-boat stood by vessel. • „ 6. 8.40 p.m. Auxiliary yawl Lady Audrey. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

,, 7. 9.35 p.m. Sailing yacht Cormorant, of Westcliff. Southend-on-Sea life-boat saved yacht.

,, 12. 3.45 p.m. Tanker Thallepus, of London. Barrow life-boat landed a body.

,, 18. 11.0 a.m. Tug Dunelm, of Newcastle. North Sunderland life-boat landed 4 and stood by vessel.

,, 22. 12.40 a.m. S.S. Corcrest, of Sunderland. Walton and Frinton life-boat - 36 ,, 22. 9.10a.m. Steam drifter Tansy, of Peterhead. Peterhead life-boat gave help.

,, 26. 4.30 p.m. Auxiliary ketch Pamela. Campbeltown life-boat gave help.

„ 26. 7.25 p.m. Motor fishing boat Maureen. Holyhead life-boat landed 12.

„ 26. 7.40 p.m. Howth life-boat landed a man who had fallen over the cliffs.

„ 26. 8.35 p.m. Yacht Trapper, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour life-boat saved yacht.

,, 26. 10.20 p.m. A small rowing boat. Valentia life-boat gave help.

,, 29. 2.35p.m. S.S. Ingerois, of Lovisa, Finland. Aldeburgh No. 1 life-boat landed an injured man.

July 1. 3.25a.m. Fishing boat, of Saltness. Longhope life-boat saved boat and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ j „ 1. 4.0 p.m. Rowing boats Doris and Colley. of Ramsgate. Ramsgate life-boat saved two boats and rescued — — — — _ _ _ _ _ _ g „ 2. 1.1 p.m. Motor fishing boat My Lassie, of Rye. Hastings life-boat gave help.

„ 3. 1.19p.m. Motor boat From, of Ramsgate. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

„ 4. 7.0 p.m. Sailing yacht Vagrant, of Belfast. Helvick Head life-boat gave help.

„ 5. 5.18 a.m. Sailing yacht Damia B. Blyth life-boat gave help.

„ 5. 4.30 p.m. Canvas canoe. Clacton-on-Sea life-boat gave help.

,, 7. 2.0 a.m. Motor vessel Oceanic, of Newport, Isle of Wight. Hartlepool lifeboat stood by vessel.

,, 12. 11.0 a.m. Galway Bay life-boat took a hospital case to the mainland, thereby saving a life — __ — _ — — - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ j ,, 13. 8.5 p.m. Pleasure boat Widgeon, of Rosslare Strand. Rosslare Harbour life-boat saved boat and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 ,, 13. 10.11 p.m. Motor vessel Crescence, of Rochester. Seaham life-boat gave help.

„ 14. 5.8 p.m. Motor yacht Mavis. Campbeltown life-boat - _ _ - _ _ 3 „ 16. 10.30 p.m. Motor vessel Fagin, of the R.A.S.C. Wells life-boat gave help.

,, 17. 6.40 p.m. Sailing barge Will Everard, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 17. 8.20 p.m. Torbay life-boat landed an injured boy who had fallen from a cliff.

„ 19. 11.6 a.m. Yacht Ain Mara, of Dublin. Campbeltown life-boat escorted vessel.

„ 21. 3.58p.m. Fishing yawl St. Brendan, of Waterford. Kilmore life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - _ - - - - - _ _ - _ _ 2 ,, 23. 11.10p.m. Motor yacht Hyskier, of Greenock. Islay life-boat gave help.Persons Time of rescued from 349. Launching. shipwreck.

24. 5.55 p.m. Motor yacht Wairakei II, of London. Margate life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ „ _ _ _ 2 26. 8.45 a.m. A dinghy. Moelfre life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - 1 26. 5.4 p.m. Motor pleasure boat Reaper, of St. Ives. St. Ives life-boat gave help.

27. 1.0 a.m. Motor vessel Demolish, of London. St. David's life-boat gave help.

27. 12 noon. Rowing dinghy. Dungeness life-boat gave help.

28. 7.30p.m. Motor fishing boat Baile Na N Gall. Helvick Head life-boat gave help.

29. 10.40 a.m. R.A.F. Aeroplane. Barmouth life-boat - - - - - - - - l 30. 1.50p.m. S.S. Ardfern, of Irvine. Barra Island life-boat gave help.

30. 2.0 p.m. Sailing boat. Hastings life-boat gave help.

30. 5.45 p.m. Motor yacht Restless, of Belfast. Peel life-boat gave help.

31. 7.10 a.m. Motor yacht Bess, of Colchester. Barrow life-boat gave help.

31. 12.35 p.m. Motor boat, of Skinningrove. Runswick life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — - — — — — — — — — _ _ _ _ — 4 31. 2.30p.m. Yacht Foynes and rowing boats Young Jack and Victor. Dover life-boat gave help.

3.40 p.m. Rubber dinghy. The Humber life-boat - - - - - - - - 3 0.55 p.m. Dinghy Peggy. Hastings life-boat saved dinghy.

10.40 a.m. Two cutters and one whaler from H.M.S. Caledonia. Anstruther life-boat gave help.

1. 2.45 p.m. Yacht Doric, of London. Southend-on-Sea life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued - _ - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 1. 8.0 p.m. Motor yacht Peganda and another yacht. Dover life-boat escorted yachts.

1. 11.20 p.m. Motor yacht Viva, of Falmouth. St. Helier life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ — — — — _ _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ i 2. 9.55 p.m. Fishing boat, of Port Ballintrae. Portrush life-boat escorted boat.

3. 8.50 a.m. Yacht Falcon. Barrow life-boat saved yacht.

3. 9.55 a.m. Fishing coble Isabella, of Filey. Filey life-boat escorted coble.

3. 5.29 p.m. Motor vessel Ternan, of Thorshavn. Lerwick life-boat stood by vessel.

5. 12.30 p.m. A rubber dinghy. Minehead life-boat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 6. 3.5 p.m. Yacht Makrojak, of Liverpool. Hastings life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 6. 4.37 p.m. Sailing yacht Seahawk, of Tynemouth. Tynemouth life-boat - - 3 7. 3.30 p.m. Converted schooner Hispaniola. Falmouth life-boat stood by vessel.

7. 6.41 p.m. Converted ship's boat Margie, of Wallasey. New Brighton No. 1 life-boat saved boat and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 7. 7.25 p.m. Yacht Helen, of Fleetwood. Fleetwood life-boat escorted yacht.

7. 7.45p.m. Motor yacht Flylyte, of London. Margate life-boat escorted yacht.

8. 7.5 a.m. Motor yacht Montague. Tynemouth life-boat escorted yacht. • 8. 2.45 p.m. Two men marooned on Great Saltee Island. Kilmore life-boat landed 2.

9. 12.5 p.m. Motor fishing boat Emily, of Greenock. Troon life-boat gave help.

10. 12.34 p.m. Motor boat White Wave, of Xewhaven. Newhaven life-boat gave help.

11 12.20 a.m. Racing dinghy. Exmouth life-boat saved yacht and rescued - - 2 11. 9.11 a.m. Yacht Maria Lecina, of Leyden, Holland. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

11. 6.18 p.m. Rubber dinghy. Shoreham Harbour life-boat — — — — - - l 11. 6.30p.m. Rubber dinghy. Newhaven life-boat _ - , _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 12. 9.50 p.m. St. Peter Port life-boat fetched a sick woman from Herm.

13. 6.50 p.m. Dinghy, of Dover. Dover life-boat saved dinghy and landed 2.

15. 6.0 a.m. Motor launch No. 3, of Shannon Airport. Fenit life-boat gave help.

15. 8.10 p.m. Motor yacht and dinghy. Clogher Head life-boat saved yacht and dinghy and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 18. 3.30 a.m. Galway Bay life-boat took a hospital case to the mainland.

21. 1.0 p.m. Motor yacht Skerryvore, of London. Margate life-boat stood by yacht.

24. 10.15a.m. Steam trawler St. Glair, of Grimsby. Longhope life-boat landed 13.

24. 4.30 p.m. Steam trawler Wardour, of Fleetwood. Islay life-boat stood by vessel.

28. 6.0 p.m. Motor vessel Thelado, of London. Fowey life-boat gave help.

30. 12.20 a.m. Sailing yacht Arawatta, of Maldon. Walton and Frinton life-boat saved yacht and rescued - — — — — — — — - — — - 3 31. 6.45 a.m. Yacht Jutta. Walmer life-boat gave help.

. 2. 8.32 p.m. Schooner Susan Vittery, of Cork. New Brighton No. 1 life-boat stood bv vessel.Persons Time of rescued from 1949. Launching. shipwreck.

Sept. 4. 4.10 p.m. Sailing dinghy, of Waterford. Dunmore East life-boat saved dinghy and rescued — — — — — — — — — _ — __ 2 „ 4. 7.20 p.m. Weymouth life-boat landed an injured man, who had fallen over the cliff.

„ 4. 8.5 p.m. Motor yacht Audrey, of Poole. Poole and Bournemouth life-boat landed 1.

„ 5. 12.15 a.m. Motor yacht Lilida, of Southampton. Weymouth life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ _ - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ 3 „ 5. 9.5 p.m. Fishing boat Greyhound. New Brighton No. 1 life-boat gave help.

„ 6. 5.51 p.m. Auxiliary ketch Le Cygne, of London. Ramsgate life-boat stood by yacht.

„ 8. 8.30 a.m. Motor fishing boat Mayflower. Stornoway life-boat gave help.

„ 8. 5.0 p.m. Motor yacht Juliette. Weymouth life-boat saved yacht and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 „ 11. 11.30 a.m. A canoe. Eastbourne life-boat landed 2 bodies.

,, 12. 1.0 p.m. Yacht Betty, of Cork. Ballycotton life-boat escorted yacht.

„ 12. 8.27 p.m. Motor fishing vessels Felicity and Winifred. Bridlington life-boat escorted vessels.

,, 12. 11.17p.m. Six motor fishing vessels, of Boulogne. Ramsgate life-boat escorted vessels.

,, 13. 3.25 p.m. Yacht Maurice Georges, of Jersey. St. Helier life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 „ 13. 5.0 p.m. Motor trawler Silver Cloud, of Abersoch. Pwllheli life-boat gave help.

,, 15. 6.10 p.m. Sailing boat Brigand. Weymouth life-boat saved boat, and rescued 2 „ 15. 10.10 p.m. Motor fishing boat Margaret, of Annalong. Newcastle, Co. Down, life-boat saved boat a n d rescued — - — _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 „ 16. 12.5 a.m. Fishing boat Virgin, of Castlebay. Barra Island life-boat gave help.

„ 16. 4.28 p.m. Yacht Blue Waters. New Brighton No. 1 life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued — _ _ _ _ — _ — — — _ _ _ _ _ 2 „ 19. 3.40 p.m. A Sea Otter seaplane. Penlee life-boat stood by seaplane.

„ 20. 7.35 p.m. Sailing yacht Eve, of Tynemouth. Tynemouth life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 „ 21. 8.0 p.m. Motor pleasure boat Adventure, of Kirkcaldy. Anstruther life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 „ 21. 11.12 p.m. Schooner Susan Vittery, of Cork. Rosslare Harbour life-boat landed 4.

,, 22. 3.7 p.m. Fishing boat Ena, of Hastings. Hastings life-boat gave help.

„ 24. 2.26 a.m. S.S. Surreybrook, of London. Tynemouth life-boat landed 19.

„ 24. 4.45 a.m. Cross Sand lightvessel. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat gave help.

„ 24. 10.35 p.m. Motor vessel Fryken, of Kristinehamn. Hartlepool life-boat gave help.

„ 25. 9.17 p.m. Two small boats. St. Ives life-boat saved two boats and rescued 6 „ 26. 5.45 a.m. Motor fishing vessel Silver Cloud, of Montrose. Arbroath life-boat gave help.

„ 26. 7.25 p.m. Fishing coble Mary. Filey life-boat escorted coble.

„ 30. 7.55 a.m. Fishing coble Ocean Gift, of Flamborough. Flamborough life-boat escorted coble.

„ 30. 1.32 p.m. Fishing boats Blanche and Spero, of Wells. Wells life-boat escorted boats.

Oct. 2. 8.0 p.m. Motor launch Ocean Hound, of London. Dungeness life-boat gave help.

„ 4. 6.25 p.m. Yacht Marjellen. Cromer No. 1 life-boat gave help.

„ 5. 1.15 p.m. Party of Aberdeen University students cut off by the tide.

Whitby No. 2 life-boat landed 16.

,, 10. 5.45 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Korab II, of Gdynia, Poland. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat gave help.

,, 11. 1.0 a.m. Daunt Rock lightvessel. Ballycotton life-boat landed an injured man.

„ 12. 9.35 a.m. Converted landing craft Mountain Ash, of Courtown. Youghal life-boat gave help.

,, 15. 2.30 p.m. Fishing boat Myrtle, of Rush. Howth life-boat saved boat and rescued- _ _ _ - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 „ 16. 6.5 a.m. Motor launch Muriel I, of London. Hastings life-boat gave help.

,, 18. 9.55 a.m. Motor fishing vessel Saltburn, of Middlesbrough. Hartlepool lifeboat gave help.

„ 19. 9.5 a.m. Motor fishing vessels Covesea, of Inverness; and Ocean Swell, of Wick. Peterhead life-boat saved two vessels and rescued - — 5 „ 19. 1.50p.m. Motor fishing boat Endeavour, of Dunbar. Dunbar life-boat gave help.Persons Time of rescued from Launching. shipwreck.

7.10 p.m. S.S. Africa Ocidental, of Lisbon. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

6.27 p.m. Yacht Ling and the motor cabin cruiser Dorella. St. Peter Port life-boat gave help.

23. 2.45 p.m. S.S. Dunja, of Copenhagen. Arranmore life-boat gave help.

23. 8.35 p.m. Fishing boat Sirdar, of New Quay. Pwllheli life-boat - - - i 25. 11.0 a.m. Fishing coble Provider, of Flamborough. Flamborough life-boat escorted coble.

25. 11.10 a.m. Fishing cobles Windsor Lad II and Isabella, of Filey. Filey lifeboat escorted cobles.

26. 2.5 a.m. S.S. Mayflower, of Liverpool. Holyhead life-boat — — — — — 7 26. 7.0 a.m. Motor vessels Archglen, of Fraserburgh and Empire Fabric, of Hull.

Dover life-boat gave help.

1. 3.50 a.m. Steam trawler Red Crusader, of Fleetwood. Islay life-boat landed 20.

1. 11.30a.m. A dinghy. Newhaven life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - 2 4. 10.0 a.m. Mallaig life-boat took food to the islands of Soay and Eigg.

4. 3.42 p.m. Motor fishing boat St. Joseph, of Dunmore Kast. Rosslare Harbour life-boat saved boat and rescued _ - - _ _ _ _ - _ 2 4. 5.30 p.m. Motor fishing boat Godetia, of Wick. Wick life-boat saved boat and rescued _ — _ — _ _ — — — — — — — _ _ 4 6. 1.20 a.m. Sailing yacht Bluebird, of London. Margate life-boat stood by yacht.

9. 10.50a.m. Six fishing cobles, of Newbiggin. Newbiggin life-boat escorted cobles.

9. 12.5 p.m. Fishing boats, of Gourdon. Gourdon life-boat stood by boats.

9. 2.7 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Mizpah, of Bridlington. Bridlington life-boat escorted vessel.

11. 8.25 p.m. Motor fishing boat Anzac, of Shoreham. Shoreham Harbour lifeboat saved boat and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 13. 6.45 a.m. S.S. Monte Gurugu, of Bilbao. Appledore life-boat landed five bodies and rescued __ — — — — — — — — _ — _ i 13. 7.18 a.m. S.S. Monte Gurugu, of Bilbao. Ilfracombe life-boat - - - - 23 14. 3.46 p.m. Motor fishing coble Mary, of Filey. Filey life-boat gave help.

15. 11.45 p.m. Motor vessel Mercurius, of Amsterdam. Southend-on-Sea lifeboat gave help.

17. 1.12p.m. Fishing vessels Margaret and Our Confidence, of Bridlington.

Bridlington life-boat escorted vessels.

19. 3.0 p.m. S.S. Suntrap, of London. Cromer No. 1 life-boat landed an injured man.

19. 11.25 p.m. Ketch Hanna, of Poole. St. Helier life-boat _ _ - - _ _ 3 20. 1.30 p.m. Sailing boat Berlin, of Germany. Falmouth life-boat saved boat a n d rescued __ — _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ — — — _ 2 21. 7.30 a.m. S.S. Intendant J. Patrizi, of Rouen. Dover life-boat gave help.

22. 6.55 p.m. Steam trawler Evelyn Rose, of Grimsby. Islay life-boat landed 8 and stood by vessel.

23. 3.30 a.m. Steam drifter Thrifty, of Lowestoft. Dover life-boat stood by vessel.

27. 10.50 a.m. Steam drifter, Ocean Sunbeam, of Yarmouth. Lowestoft life-boat stood by vessel.

28. 11.30a.m. Motor fishing coble Isabella, of Filey. Filey life-boat escorted coble.

29. 6.20 p.m. Fishing coble Rosemary, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat gave help.

29. 9.0 p.m. Vick life-boat took a doctor to Stroma, to attend an injured man.

30. 2.0 p.m. Fishing coble Mildred. Teesmouth life-boat saved coble and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 8.15 a.m. Motor boat Nyria, of Ramsgate and wherry Silver Cloud. Ramsgate life-boat saved two boats and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1.40p.m. Sailing yacht Victoria, of Portsmouth. Dover life-boat saved yacht a n d rescued _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ _ — — _ _ 3 4.18 p.m. Motor boat Kestral, of Dundee. Broughty Ferry life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 7. 7.12 p.m. Motor yawl Promise, of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh life-boat escorted boat.

10. 10.20 a.m. Arranmore life-boat took a hospital case to the mainland.

10. 4.45 p.m. Motor fishing boat St. Gerard, of Arklow. Rosslare Harbour lifeboat escorted boat.

10. 6.10 p.m. Fishing trawler Holba, of London. Dover life-boat gave help.

11. 7.45 a.m. Lighter Mediator, of London. Southend-on-Sea life-boat saved vessel.

14. 8.40 p.m. Yacht Lancashire Girl. Selsey life-boat landed 4.

17. 8.15 a.m. Four fishing cobles, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 life-boat escorted cobles.Time of rescued from 1949. Launching. shipwreck.

Dec. 17. 9.40 a.m. Fishing coble Brittania, of Flamborough. Flamborough life-boat saved coble and rescued - — - — — — — — — _ — - 3 „ 17. 1.55p.m. Sailing barge Thelma, of Rochester. Walton and Frinton life-boat escorted vessel.

„ 17. 3.36 p.m. Motor trawler Victoria, of Ostend. Ramsgate life-boat gave help.

„ 18. 9.45 a.m. St. David's life-boat landed a sick man from the South Bishop lighthouse.

,, 18. 2.45 p.m. Motor vessel Hondsrug, of Rotterdam. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat took out a doctor.

,, 18. 5.15 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Gem, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 life-boat escorted vessel.

,, 19. 4.25 a.m. S.S. Florence Cooke, of Sunderland. Donaghadee life-boat stood by vessel.

„ 19. 1.35 p.m. North Sunderland life-boat landed an injured man from the Longstone lighthouse.

„ 19. 10.10p.m. Raft from S.S. Fred, of Piraeus. Torbay life-boat - - - - - 1 „ 22. 1.55 p.m. Fishing boat Shirley Williamson, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat gave help.

„ 23. 11.1 p.m. Steam trawler Arlette, of Grimsby. Berwick-on-Tweed life-boat landed a sick man.

„ 28. 6.40 p.m. S.S. Ardachy, of Glasgow. Troon life-boat - - - - - - - 8 „ 30. 2.50 p.m. Motor fishing coble Margaret and James, of Filey. Filey life-boat escorted coble.

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK Lives rescued by Life-boats - - - - - - - - - 318 Lives rescued in other ways for whose rescue the Institution gave rewards - - - - - - - - - - - - 78 Total of lives rescued - - 396 Persons landed from vessels on which they might have been in danger - - - - - - - - - - - - - 181 Boats and vessels which life-boats saved or helped to save 70 Boats and vessels which life-boats stood by, escorted to safety, or helped - - - - - _ - - _ _ _ _ 225 Total number of launches, including those in which for various reasons no services were rendered - - - - 639 Notice All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., M.A., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about this journal should be addressed to the Secretary.

Tlie next number o/TiiE LIFE-BOAT will be the summer number, 1950..