LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Falcon
On the night of the 23rd February the ketch Falcon, of Cardiff, came to anchor in St. Bride's Bay, off Broadhaven, about half a mile from the shore, and very shortly afterwards a N.W. gale sprang up. The vessel being on a lee shore, was...
The Dutch Training Ship Eendraht
Dutch Training Ship aground near Newhaven Newhaven's Arun was called out in a south-westerly gale on 21 October when the Dutch Training Ship Eendraht went aground off Newhaven as she was leaving the harbour.
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Aith, Shetlands. At 10.20 a.m. on 1st December, 1965, at the request of the local medical officer of health, the lifeboat John and Frances Macfarlane was launched in a moderate north westerly breeze and in a rough sea to take a doctor and a...
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Saluto
An exception- ally heavy gale visited the south-west part of England on the 13th December, and during the height of the gale the Life-boat Elizabeth and Blanche was called out to go to the help of a sailing- ship in distress in the bay. The...
The Danish Schooner Fortuna
On the 20th November, just before dark, in reply to signals of distress, the Life-boat Manchester Unity was launched to the assistance of the Danish schooner Foriuna, of Nykjobing, bound from that port to Stockton, and car- rying a crew of 5...
Elsmore and Lady Lilford
SKERRIES, Co. DUBLIN. — On the 7th January, the Laura Plait Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, during a strong S.E. gale and heavy sea, and saved the crew of 3 men from the schooner Ehmore, of Runcorn, and 6 men from the...
Sovereign, Tagus and a Norwegian Schooner
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—Signals of distress were shown by the St. Nicholas Light-vessel at about 12.45 A.M. on the 17th February, during a moderate gale from the S.E., with a heavy sea on the bar. The Life-boat Mark Lane was manned, towed out of...
The Sailing Barque Kaskelot (1)
Three lifeboats stand by sailing barque in severe weather Three lifeboats were launched in winds of up to Force 11 when the Jersey registered sailing barque Kaskelot, with 17 people aboard, reported that her anchor would not hold and that...