LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Castledown, of Belfast
On the 15th October, during a strong westerly breeze, the lugger Castletown, of Belfast, in working out of Howth Harbour, struck on a rock near Ireland's Eve. The tide being at the time just on the turn, her position became very perilous...
A Motor Fishing Boat Olive
On the afternoon of the 8th September a message was received from the coast- guard, through the wireless station, that a motor fishing boat was aground just south of St. Mary's Island, which is about three miles north of Culler- coats. A...
The Motor Coble Enterprize II
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 7th of December, 1950, the small motor coble Enterprize II had not returned from the fishing grounds.
A strong northerly breeze was blowing causing a dangerous swell on the bar; so...
The Motor Fishing Boats Pilot Me II and Lead Us
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morn- ing of the 8th of May, 1951, there was a strong northerly gale and a heavy swell off Whitby; and it was making the harbour bar very dangerous for the returning local motor fishing boats, Pilot Me II and...
The Motor Cruisers Sea Gull and Bill
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 7.12 on the evening of the 20th of August, 1951, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a motor cruiser was aground on the Burbo Bank near R.4 Buoy in the Rock Channel. Two men had walked ashore from her leaving...
Shamrock
Clogher Head, Co. Louth.—At 11.25 on the night of the 16th of August, 1956, the harbourmaster reported that dis- tress signals had been observed out at sea. The life-boat George and Caroline Ermen was launched at...
Edna
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—Shortly after midnight on the 4th of Septem- ber, 1956, the local harbourmaster reported that the motor fishing vessel Edna, with three men on board, was long overdue from a fishing trip be- tween Langness and...
Morning Star
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 10.50 in the morning of the 22nd of March, 1949, a report was received by telephone that the Cahirciveen motor fishing boat Morning Star, which had gone out the previous evening with a crew of four, had not returned....
Schollevaer
Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.55 on the night pf the 16th of April, 1949, the Tara coastguard telephoned that red flares could be seen about two miles south of the South Rock Lightvessel, and the life-boat Herbert John was launched at 12...
Rescue from a Norwegian Ship
AT 5.37 on the morning of the 21st of January, 1955, the honorary secretary of the Cloughey life-boat station, Mr.
D. Thompson, learnt from the Tara coastguard that a Norwegian ship was aground on South Rock and needed help...
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