LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pioneer (1)
On the night of the 27th March the care- taker of the Board of Trade's Rocket Apparatus reported that a vessel in the Gold Top Roads was signalling for assistance. The crew of the Life-boat William Roberts were promptly assembled and the...
Pearl
— Shortly after 1 A.M. on 31st March a rocket and a flare were seen near Kettleness Point during a break in a thick fog. This was reported to the Coxswain of the Life-boat Hester BothscMld,vrho ordered the launch of the boat. She proceeded...
Amy
During a strong easterly gale on 23rd November a signal of distress was observed on the barge Amy, of London, which was dragging her anchor off Hythe. The Life-boat Meyer de Rothschild was launched with considerable difficulty, owing to the...
H.M.S Niger
A few minutes after mid-day on the llth November Coxswain William Adams, of the North Deal Life-boat, was called out, and it was reported to him that a man-of-war had been blown up. He at once hurried to the beach and saw that a cruiser was...
Leesum
On the 26th December the Life-boat Queensbury was instructed to put to sea with all haste as a steamer named the Leersum, of Amsterdam, carrying a crew of nineteen hands, had struck a mine and foundered four miles S.E. off Scar- borough. The...
Alexander
At about 8.50 A.M. on the 28th July, the Coast- guard reported that they had received a message from the Grunfleet Lighthouse stating that a ketch was high and dry on the Gunfleet Sands. As a strong S.W. breeze prevailed at the time with a...
Eugenie
On the 12th October a vessel was reported to have ran on the Eamon roots.
The crew of the Life-boat Norbury were at once summoned, and at 6 A.M. the boat was on her way to the vessel, which was found to be the Norwegian...
Eleanor
RAMSGATE, KENT. — On the 12th March signals were reported from the Gull Light-vessel and were promptly responded to by the Life-boat Bradford and the Ramsgate harbour tug. On reaching the light-vessel they learned that a vessel was ashore to...
ND De Lourdes
About 12.15 P.M.
on the 13th February distress signals were reported from the Princess light- vessel. The No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was launched and proceeded to the " Shingles," where the ketch ND. de...
The Sailing Boat Nancy
On the afternoon of the 25th June the sailing boat Nancy put out from West Hartle- pool, with four men and one woman on board, to fish. At 2.35 A.M. on the 26th the coastguard reported that the boat had not returned. The weather was very...