LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
April (1)
PORTMUCK, Co. ANTRIM. Just after noon on the 19th of October, 1943, a British aeroplane crashed into the sea about six miles south-east of Muck Island, and the Portmuck coastguard called out a local motor boat, Bl96. The sea was smooth with...
Category: Services
Elly Gerda
Trawler listing THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Plymouth lifeboat station was advised by HM Coastguard at 1030 on Wednesday February 15 that the fishing vessel Elly Gerda, ten miles south west of Rame Head, had taken water indeteriorating...
the Finnish Coaster Inio
Coaster on fire A TELEPHONE CALL from Belfast Pilot Station to HM Coastguard at 1300 on Tuesday April 10 reported a fire aboard the Finnish coaster Inio of Helsinki about a mile and a half north east of Mew Island. A firefighting tug,...
A Rowing Boat
APRIL 5TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
During the morning, four of the crew of the minesweeper Port Rose, which was anchored two or three miles to the north of Sheringham, came ashore in a rowing boat. The weatherwas fine with a...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Friday, 21st May, 1920.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Reported the death of Major-General Sir COLERIDGE GROVE, K.C.B., who had been a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution...
Category: Committee
Wellington
On the evening of the 10th November a mounted messenger arrived, and reported that a vessel was riding at anchor in the bay outside the bar, and making signals for the Life-boat. The wind was blowing a gale from the N.N.W at the time. The...
Alliance
PADSTOW.—Shortly, after midnight on the 16th October, the Life-boat was launched, a messenger on horseback having arrived from Trevose Head, and reported that a vessel was showing signals of distress to the eastward of Gullan. A terrific...
President Harbitz
BULL BAY, ANGLESEY.—On the 6th September it was reported that a ship was ashore abreast of the Middle Mouse islet.
The Life-boat Curling was launched at 9 A.M., proceeded to the vessel, which was found to be the barque...
The S.S. Troville
The s.s. Trou- ville of Newhaven got broadside on to the bar outside Newhaven Harbour on the 6th March, during a S. by W. gale and very heavy sea, whilst bound from Caen with a cargo. The crew of the motor Life-boat were assembled promptly,...
Alice
During a moderate southerly gale on the 25th April the chief officer of Coastguard reported that a vessel was in the West Bay dismasted and in need of help.
The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Thomas Simcox were at once...