LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE Life-saving Service in the United States, which is a branch of the Govern- ment, has recently issued its Annual Report, giving full particulars of its operations during the year which ended on the 30th June, 1896.

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Testing tow at Port St MaryWhen the Trent class Cough Ritchie II Launched, all that the crew knew was that a fishing boat was in trouble about 20 miles south east of Port St Mary in the Isle of Man. When they discovered that it was the large...

Knockdown A COASTER, Fendyke, in trouble off Carnoustie a few miles north of the entrance to the River Tay was reported to the honorary secretary (operations)of Broughty Ferry lifeboat station, who is also the harbour master, by HM...

On the 19th February, the schooner Gipsy, of Chepstow, was wrecked on St. Ives Ridge, during a strong northerly gale. The Moses life-boat was launched when the vessel was seen running for St. Ives, and reached her just as she grounded on the...

BALLYWALTER, Co. DOWN.—On the 11th January, at 10.30 P.M., the passenger-ship Lough Sunart, of Glasgow^struck on Skulmartin Eeef. The night was clear, with light wind and smooth sea. Signals of distress were shown from the vessel, and the...

LOWESTOFT.—At 6.20 A.M. on the 7th October the coxswain of the Life-boat was informed that a ship was ashore on the middle part.of the Holm Sand. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat, Two Sisters, Mary and Hannah, were at once called together,...

ON the morning of 24th March, a very cold morning, with a heavy sea running, the Boulmer Life-boat was launched to stand by seven returning fishing boats of Craster, which, owing to the heavy seas breaking right across the Bar, would find it...

THE German Government has awarded to the Crew of the Life-boat at Thurso, Caithness-shire, " an Iron Plaque for rescue from distress at sea," diplomas to the Coxswain, Second Coxswain and Bowman, and certificates to the members of...