LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (10)
APRIL 25TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 2.40 in the afternoon the Greenore military look-out post reported that an aeroplane had crashed in the sea about a mile north of Tuskar Rock Lighthouse.
Messages were also...
Spring
SENNEN COVE, LAND'S END.—The smack Spring, of Guernsey, bound from Swansea to Dinan, with coal, was observed to be showing a signal of distress, at 1.30 P.M., on the 8th January. The Life-boat Denzil and Maria Onslow at once went to her...
Agenora
DUNMORE, WATERFORD.—The Agenora, trawler, of Tenby, arrived off Dunmore, at 3 A.M. on the 8th December with her mainsail split during a gale of wind from the S.W. and an extremely rough sea. Being unable to enter the dock, she laid-to...
Lady Ann
On the night of the 23rd August the steamer Lady Ann, of Sunderland, whilst bound from that port to London with a cargo of coal, stranded on the Shipwash Sands.
At about 7.30 next morning the Coast- guard reported the...
Brothers Gem
At about 11 P.M. on the 27th May the large fishing-boat Brothers Gem stranded on the rocks about half a mile to the N.E.
of Arbroath Harbour, and cries for help could be heard from the vessel.
The fog was...
A Motor Boat
Coverack, Cornwall.—At 12.30 A.M.
on the 22nd June the coastguard reported that four visitors, two men and two women, had put out in a motor boat during the previous afternoon and had not returned. A light breeze was...
Aerielle
Cromarty.—At 7.40 on the evening of the 25th of July, 1954, the coast- guard rang up to say that the yacht Aerielle, which had a crew of two, appeared to be in difficulties six miles east-by-north of South Souter. At eight o'clock the...
Saida
Exmouth, Devon. — At 12.53 early on the morning of the 18th of August, 1955, the coast-guard rang up to say that red flares had been seen on the seaward side of Pole Sands. At 1.9 the life-boat Maria Noble was launched. There was a ground...
Spes Melior II
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 1.20 early on the morning of the 1st of May, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had gone ashore at North Head.
At 1.45 the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow was launched. There...
A Catamaran
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.20 on the morn- ing of the 14th July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had burnt flares about a mile south-east of Selsey. A strong west- south-westerly wind was blowing, and the sea...