LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 23rd September, at about 1 A.M., a southerly gale suddenly sprang up, increasing in violence until about 3 o'clock, when it became very severe. A large fleet of fishing-boats which had gone out during the...

WEXFORD.—On the 12th February, at about 5.30 P.M., the fishing schooner Kate, of Wexford, was seen to be running for the harbour. The wind was blowing moderately from the S.W., but the sea was rolling furiously in consequence of a strong...

NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.—About 8 o'clock on the morning of the 9th February a messenger from Perran Zabuloe arrived at Newquay with intelligence that a vessel was at anchor, in a very, dangerous position, near Hoblyn's Cove, east of Perran...

PADSTOW.—The Albert Edward Lifeboat put off during a strong gale from the N.W., arid a very heavy sea, and with great difficulty rescued the crew, consist- ing of four men, from the schooner Favorite, of Quimper, which had lost her sails and...

In response to three guns fired from the Gorton lightship the Lowestoft Life-boat was also launched at about 9 A.M. on the 17th December and was towed out by the tug Rainbow. The wind was blowing half a gale from the N.E. accompanied by a...

IN The Lifeboat for November, 1925, we published an article on the Life- boat Service of Belgium. At that time there were on the thirty-five miles of the Belgian coast ten Life-saving Posts, each provided with a Pulling Life-boat and Rocket...

On the 18th July the Life-boats stationed at Hilbre Island and Hoylake visited New Brighton to take part in a demonstration which had been organized at that place in aid of the " Life-boat Saturday Fund." In order that the...

BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At 10.45 P.M. on the 27th January signals for help were observed from a vessel at Boulmer Head, and within a quarter of an hour the Life-boat Meliscent was on her way to her assistance. She proved to be the steam...