LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Kattie Darling and Prothesa
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—One of the worst storms ever experienced on this coast prevailed on the morning of the 1st November, the wind blowing almost a hurricane from the S.S.E., and the sea running mountains high. At 9.30 a signal of distress...
The S.S. Lady Katherine
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SBA, NORTHUMBERLAND.
—A signal of distress was made by a vessel northward of Newbiggin point, on the morning of the 9th Jan. 1889. The wind was blowing a gale from the S.E., the sea was very rough, and the...
Antegua, of Greenock
On the 16th October a vessel was observed from this station riding out a gale in Cardigan Bay, with main and mizenmasts and top- masts gone, and a signal of distress flying.
The Life-boat Nelson was soon launched ; but,...
A Boat
MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE.—WhDe a moderate wind was blowing from N., accompanied by a choppy sea, on the 6th March, a messenger arrived from Theddlethorpe and informed the coxswainof the Life-boat Heyicood that a small craft was drifting in...
Eily
— About 7 P.M. on the evening of the llth January a signal of distress was seen from a vessel at anchor in Caldy Road.
There was a moderate to strong south westerly gale at the time accompanied by a heavy ground sea and the...
Prosperity
— During a moderate S.S.E. gale on the 5th April a vessel was observed at 4.15 P.M. with a signal of distress flying, and as it was apparent that she required assistance, the Life-boat James Stevens No. 7 was sent out. The Life-boat reached...
The S.S. Ocklinge
COVERACK, FALMOUTH and THE LIZARD, CORNWALL.—On the morning of the 4th March a message was received at Falmouth, from the Coast- guard, that a steamer was ashore at Lowland Point and in need of help.
She was the s.s....
Lizzie
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—Two boys put out from Sunderland in the small boat Lizzie on the night of the 19th September, but soon got into difficulties, and their boat drifted about all night.
Next day the second coxswain of...
Eileen Summer
Caister, Norfolk. Because of de- teriorating weather conditions on the night of the 17th of May, 1959, anxiety was felt for two fishing boats which had not returned to harbour, and the life-boat Jose Neville was launched at 11.55. It was low...
Panda
Margate, Kent. At 10.50 on the night of the 27th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the coxswain that a yacht was ashore on the Margate sands.
At eleven o'clock the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was...