LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Whinlather
NEWHAVEN.—The Coxswain of the Lifeboat Michael Henry was informed on the morning of the 12th January that a large ship was ashore at Portobello. He atonce summoned the crew, and at 8.45 the Life-boat was launched. On reaching the vessel she...
Arundel Castle
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—Signals having been fired by the Gorton Light-vessel on the llth February, the No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was launched at about 6.30 P.M., during a moderate gale and a rough sea. As the wind was blowing directly into the...
Gowan
.—On the morn- ing of the 3rd March the coxswain was told that a fishing boat had been seen in difficulties. As it was known that the local motor fishing boat Gowan, with four men on board, was overdue from the fishing grounds, it was...
Clarence
BULL BAY, ANGLESEY.—The schooner Clarence, of Beaumaris, showed signals of distress off Deer Point, about three quarters of a mile from shore, in a strong S.W.
gale, a heavy sea and misty weather, on the 23rd March. The...
Atlantic
SHOREHAM.— On the 20th July the barquentine Atlantic, of Areudal, which was riding at anchor off the harbour, was observed to be dragging towards theshore. The wind was blowing a moderate gale from the S. and there was a rough sea. At 2 P.M....
Sterry
PORTHLEVEN, CORNWALL.—The Lifeboat John Francis White rendered very valuable assistance to the steam launch Sterry, of Lowestoft, on Easter Sunday morning, the 3rd April. There was a strong wind blowing from the west, and the vessel was...
Nellie
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—The motor life-boat Queen Victoria was launched at 12.45 A.M. on the 29th June to search for the motor fishing boat Nellie.
The Nellie had left Sark for Guernsey with five people on board during...
Braemar
Stromness, Orkney.—On the 24th June the steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen, homeward bound from fishing, ran ashore on the north side of Birsay in a thick fog. A moderate N.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. News was...
Merry Thought
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—The motor lifeboat Agnes Cross left harbour at 2 P.M.
on the 30th May, 1938, for exercise, going in the direction of the East Newcombe Buoy. A whole W. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. A trawler was...
Mercedes
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At about 2.20 A.M. on the 9th October, 1938, the coastguard at Orlock Head telephoned that a small vessel about a mile and a half N.E. of the Head was burning distress signals. She was the motor boat Mercedes, of...