LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the 8th Fe- bruary, the Norwegian barque Galatea ran on shore on the bar at the entrance of Youghal harbour, the captain having mistaken the port for Queenstown: a gale of wind was blow- ing at the time from the south, and there was a...

Deck Ban.

Kg. 3.

Kg. 4.

; Body Han, Midship Section.

The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats,...

Ballycotton, Co. Cork. — During a thick fog on the afternoon of the 2nd May sirens were heard sounding continuously.

A moderate east breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Mary Stanford was launched at...

FEBRUARY 4TH - 6TH. - ST. DAVID’S AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE, AND NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE.

H.M. submarine Universal was on her way to the breaker’s yard. Late on the night of the 3rd of February her...

North Sunderland, Northumberland.— 18th January. Red rockets had been reported, but nothing could be found.

It was learned later that a chimney had been on fire, and that burning soot carried seawards had given the...

ON the morning of the 13th February all the Holy Island fishing-boats, with one exception, were out fishing, when the sea I rose rapidly, and at 9 o'clock the Rev. D. Bryson, Vicar of Holy Island and Honorary Secretary of the Holy Island...

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PENLEE, Friday February 14, 1986: at 0630 Penlee's 52 ft Arun class lifeboat, Mabel Alice, with Coxswain Ken Thomas at the helm, set out in a force 10 east by southerly storm and poor visibility. The Guernsey registered coaster, Roy...