LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ostende
JANUARY 17TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE. The Belgian steamer Ostende had been reported in difficulties, but later signalled that she was out of danger.- Rewards, £22 12s.
A Vessel (14)
AUGUST 28TH. - BALTIMORE, CO CORK. A vessel had been reported in distress by Valentia Radio Station, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, £14 2s.
A Motor Fishing Boat
MAY 10TH. - ABERDEEN. A motor fishing boat had been reported in distress, but another fishing boat towed her to Stonehaven.
- Rewards, £14 16s.
October
Launches 33 Lives rescued 14
OCTOBER 3RD. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
At 8.50 at night a message was received from the Southern Railway Company that a small yacht had fired distress signals off the east pier. A...
Category: Services
J.B.S.
Signals of distress were reported to have been seen in Church Bay, at about 11.15 P.M., on the llth February. The Life-boat therefore proceeded to the spot and found the brig J.B.8., of London, at anchor close to the rocks. After consulting...
The Sailing Boat Mudlark
Dunbar, East Lothian. At two o'clock on the morning of the 9th of Nov- ember, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Edinburgh had reported the sailing boat Mudlark, with three young men on board, missing...
Ocea (1)
Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties just north of...
Volant
On the 5th April a whole easterly gale, accompanied by snow and sleet showers, swept the North Sea and caused a very rough sea off Harwich. The steam Life-boat City of Glasgow was called out in the morning to a small steamer, but she managed...
Fishing Boats
On the 16th February nearly all the fishing-boats belonging to the port left the harbour in the morning, the weather being then moderate with the wind from the S., but at 10 A.M. the wind suddenly changed to S.S.E., blowing strongly. At 11...
Lady Ann
At 5 A.M. on the 6th December the Coastguard reported that a steamer was making flares for assistance to the north of the Light- house. The crew of the Life-boat were immediately assembled and the boat launched. The steamer proved to be the...