LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Venus
FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—At about 3.45 P.M. on the 16th February it was reported that a vessel was ashore on Shell Wharf. The wind was then blowing a fresh gale from the W. and a very heavy cross sea was running. The Life-boat Child of Hale...
The Sailing Ship Hamburg, of Hamburg
ON the afternoon of 29th October, a steamer arriving at Kingstown, on the south side of Dublin Bay, reported that a ship had gone ashore. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.
The Motor Life-boat was launched...
Stepney
At 8 A.M. on the 16th February the coastguard telephoned to the coxswain that a vessel was ashore about one mile south of Palling coastguard station.
The tide was then half flood, and there was a slight swell. A moderate...
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Swanage, Dorset.—At 6 P.M. on the 21st August the coastguard telephoned that the police had reported that a man had fallen 150 feet over the cliff near Old Harry Rocks, and was badly injured. Owing to the difficulty of trying to haul him up...
Life-Saving By the Coastguard In 1934
DURING 1934 the coastguard organiza- tion was required to take action (sometimes only of a precautionary nature) in the case of 797 vessels observed or reported to be in distress, in difficulties, or overdue, off the coasts of Great Britain...
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Picton
MARGATE.—On the llth February a strong gale was experienced here, the wind blowing from S.S.W. accompanied by a heavy sea and thiek weather, with rain and snow. At 1.50 A.M. the Coastguard reported that the Tongue Lightvessel was firing...
Honoria and a Coble
SALTBURN, YORKSHIRE.—The Coastguard having reported a vessel stranded near Marske on the morning of the 9th January, the Life-boat Mary Batger was launched at 4.40 in a heavy sea and pulled in the direction indicated. In approaching the...
The Lobster Fishing Boat
STROMNESS, ORKNEY.—A small lobster fishing-boat, while out at sea to the west of Hoy Head on the morning of the 22nd April, was caught in a sudden gale from S.E. On the matter being reported to the Honorary Secretary, he at once despatched...
Hjertness
GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN. — Shortly after 9 A.M. the Coastguard reported that a barque about a mileN-W. of Copeland Islands was signalling for "immediate assistance." The Coxswain assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Chapman....
The Steamship Briton
About 10 P.M. on the 15th January, the Coast- guard watchman reported that a steamer was blowing her whistle apparently close to the shore. The weather was thick at the time and nothing could be seen, but on the fog lifting a little a...