LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isle of Gigha
Islay, Inner Hebrides - At 10.19 a-ni.
on nth November, 1966, news was given that the barge Isle of Gigha had capsized three miles south of Chuirn Island. Two men were missing. There was a strong southerly wind with a rough...
"God Help the Poor Fellows at Sea!"
FAR away inland, when tempests blow Wild through the dark'ning night, We list to the roar of the winds as they go, On their hurricane steeds to the fight; For the hosts of the Storm-King are gathering fast Where the white-crested waters...
Category: Poetry
A Brave Swimmer. Award of Bronze Medal
Ix the early afternoon of 27th August last a small steamer. Kendy, of Cardiff, got into difficulties off Porthcawl in Glamorganshire, and foundered. The Crew took to the boat, but it capsized, and, with the men clinging to it, drifted...
Category: Medals
Bohemian Girl and Prefect
Stromness, Orkney.—At 11.80 P.M. On the 2nd July the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the Wick wireless station had received news of a trawler ashore on North Ronaldshay. There was a thick fog at the time, with a moderate S.E. wind and...
The Dinghies Shearwater, Fillister, Departure and another
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 1.35 P.M. on the 10th August a telephone message was received from the Hon.
George Colville, deputy chairman of the committee of management, directing the life-boat to proceed at once to a...
The S.S. Bedeburn
During a strong W.S.W. gale with very heavy sea on the 26th December, signals of distress were observed to the westward.
In response the Life-boat John William Dudley was launched at 9 P.M. and pro- ceeded to the vessel,...
The S.S. Swan
The s.s-. Swan, of Sunderland, whilst bound from Havre to the Tyne, stranded on the 28th March about 50 yards to the westward of Rye Harbour. There was a moderate W.S.W. gale at the time, and the sea was heavy. The coastguard watchman having...
The Whaler Paul
Dover, Kent.—On the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1952, the whaler Paul, of Dover, with three boys from Dover College on board, was blown out of the western entrance to Dover harbour. At 3.45 the life-boat Southern Africa left her...
The Kingsbridge Packet Steamer
During a strong wind and heavy sea, on the 18th August, the Life-boat Rescue was taken afloat for exercise. While she was out the Kingsbridge Packet steamer left that har- bour, bound for Plymouth, and shortly after passing the Salcombe...
Florence, of Nova Scotia
Again, on the 13th April a brigantine, which proved to be the Florence, of Annapolis, Nova Scotia, with a cargo of salt, was observed with a flag of dis- tress flying, grounded on the Long Bank, about six miles from the entrance to Wex- ford...