LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Avon Star
OCTOBER 6TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At eight at night the coastguard reported a vessel ashore beside the coastguard station one mile north of Peterhead.
The sea was smooth, but there were patches of...
An American Mustang
JANUARY 13TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 3.14 in the afternoon the naval authorities at Harwich reported, through the coastguard, that an aeroplane was down east of Clacton pier. A fresh east-north-east wind was blowing, with a moderate...
H.M.T. Ben Ardna and H.M.T. Simerson
MAY 12TH. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 3.10 A . M . the Tynemouth coastguard reported that a vessel was in distress off Souter Point, and the motor life-boat Westmorland was launched at 3.30 A.M. A fresh N.N.E. wind...
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JUNE 6TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 5.32 P.M. the South Shields coastguard reported that three boys were marooned on rocks. The tide was half flood, and the weather fine, with a slight sea.
A motor...
The S.S. Nord Est II
NOVEMBER 21ST. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 8.20 P.M. the coastguard reported that an S.O.S. call had been received from the S.S. Nord Est II, of Belfast, a former French vessel, which, laden with petrol for Dublin, was aground on the...
Dinghies
MARCH 13TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 4.45 in the morning the military barracks at Cork reported distress signals seen off Galley Head. It was a fine night, with a slight haze, calm sea, and a light southerly wind. With the second...
A Boat (1)
SEPTEMBER 11TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 12.40 in the afternoon a boatman reported that two boys had gone out in a boat and been lost to sight. It was getting foggy, and anxiety was felt for their safety. A light southerly breeze was...
True Vine, of Fraserburgh
OCTOBER 1ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At noon the Gorleston coastguard reported a drifter on Scroby Sands, flying a distress signal. A light north-westerly breeze was blowing, with a swell. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens...
M. A. Stephens
OCTOBER 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 4.50 in the morning, the Yarmouth coastguard reported a white flare on Scroby Sands two or three miles in a north-easterly direction. A moderate east-south-east breeze was blowing and...
Eight Fishing Cobles Including The Ethel and The Adventure
JANUARY 8TH. - NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 12.10 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that eight fishing cobles were out. A strong southerly wind was blowing. The sea was very rough and rising. At 12.24 the motor life...