LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thornton, of New York
On the 6th December, the ship Thornton, of New York, was stranded on the West Middle Sand off Liverpool during a fresh gale of wind, and subsequently became a total wreck. The Willie and Arthur life- boat went off, and brought ashore the...
Tennessarian, of Liverpool
On the 26th De- cember the ship Tenessarian, of Liverpool, was totally wrecked, during a gale of wind from the N., on Arklow Bank. As soon as possible the Arklow life-boat was launched, and found the vessel on the bank about three miles to...
Carnsew, of Hayle
On the 29th September, the same valuable life-boat put off and rescued the crew of 4 men from the schooner Carnsew, of Hayle, which was observed at anchor in a very dangerous position off the east end of Caldy Island, during a heavy...
Marie, of Boustead
At daylight on the 20th Oct., signals of distress were observed from i this station, shown by the schooner Marie Boustead, of Nantes, which, with foremast and maintop-masts gone, was riding at anchor by one cable only on a rocky i lee shore....
Effrontery of Stonehaven and Snowdrop of Torry
On the 9th May the fishing-luggers Effrontery of Stonehaven and Snowdrop of Torry were in distress in a moderate gale from the N. and a heavy sea. The Life-boat was launched at 8.30 A.M. and escorted the boats into the harbour..
Spectacular, of St Malo
The Dr. JTatton, the Institution's boat stationed near New Eomney, was launched soon after noon on the 25th October, and proceeded through a very heavy sea and strong breeze to the assistance of a ketch embayed off Dym- ehurcb. with a...
Endeavor of Portmadoc
On the 25th October, 1859, the smack Endeavour, of Portmadoc, drove from her anchors in St. Tudwell's roads, in a N.N.E. gale, and haying carried all her sails away except her foresail, bore up for the neighbourhood of Aberdovey, where...
Fly, of Whitby
LOWESTOFT.—On the night of the 2nd November, 1861, the schooner Fly, of Whitby, was in a leaky state, and in danger of foundering near Lowestoft, in a heavy gale from the north. ...
Services of Life-Boats
Cullercoats, Northumberland. -— On the 24th August last, a fishing-lugger, belong- ing to Sunderland, having struck on a sunken anchor, became disabled, and drove amongst the rocks oft' Cullercoats Harbour, the wind blowing strong from...
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