LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Consolation
At 4.25 P.M.
on the 27th August, the Coxswain of the Life-boat was1 informed by the Coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the South Beach. With all haste the No. 2 Life-boat Leicester was launched, and proceeded to the...
Bird of Freedom
About 1.30 P.M.
on the 16th October a fishing boat was observed to be on the Mole Rocks to the eastward of the breakwater ; at the time it was blowing a moderate gale from S.E.
with a rough sea. Without...
Fishing Cobles
A strong westerly gale with a rough sea came up, on the 16th January, whilst the fishing cobles were at sea, and about 11 A.M. the Life-boat Ada Lewis was launched to attend them into safety.
The gale having arisen quite...
Truthseeker
On the 14th-15th February, shortly after mid- night, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore near the Sutton Coastguard station, on the north side of Dublin Bay, and with all haste the No. 2 Life-boat Dunleary was sent to her...
Lodore
On the 1st March a N.E. gale was blowing with squalls of hail and snow. At about 6.30 P.M.
signals of distress were seen from the barque Lodore, of Liverpool, which was at anchor about four miles off. The Life-boat Louisa...
The S.S. Carlston
Between 7 and 8 A.M. on the 8th March a steamer was observed on the Formby Spit, and as the westerly wind was in- creasing the Coxswain launched the Life-boat John and Henrietta. On reaching the vessel, which proved to be the...
Hero
On the evening of the 6th July a small trawler, the Hero, hailing from Rhyl, anchored in Llandudno Bay. There was a strong N.N.W. breeze blowing, with a rough sea, and at 7.40 P.M.
the men on board hoisted a signal of...
Monarch
At 8 A.M. on the 14th September a barge was seen drifting ashore about half-a-mile from Thorpeness. The assembly signal was at once fired and the No. 2 Life-boat promptly launched. The life-saving apparatus also proceeded to the scene of the...
A Pleasure Boat
The Life-boat George Woofindin was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April to the assistance of four men in a pleasure boat off Roker. The men had gone out fishing, but when they at- tempted to return they found that the off-shore wind had...
Northlands
NEWLYN AND SENNEN COVE, CORN- WALL.—Shortly before midnighton 28th- 29th February information was received through the Coastguard that a steamer had been observed about one and a half miles S.E. of Tol Pedn showing signals of distress. A...