LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jura
Cromer, Norfolk. At 11.20 on the morning of the 13th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Lloyd's agent had asked for the assistance of the life-boat to refloat the motor vessel Jura of Gronin- gen, which...
Lady Alice
Hastings, Sussex. At 11.55 on the morning of the 1st July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that there had been an explosion, followed by fire, on board a vessel about two and a half miles off the Fairlight estate....
In Memory of Grace Darling
THE motor life-boat Herbert Joy, the gift of Mr. Alexander O. Joy, of London, which was at one time sta- tioned at Scarborough, and is now in the Institution's reserve fleet at Poplar, went up the Thames on 24th November to take part in...
Category: Articles
Nameless of Cork & Schooner Emil Ann of Carnarvon
On the 22nd August, the brigantine Nameless, of Cork,and the schooner Emily Ann, of Carnarvon, were observed in distress off Tenby during a strong gale of wind. The Florence...
H.M.S. Beaver
BLAKKNBY, NOBFOLK.—The Eettie Lifeboat was launched at about 10 P.M. on the 25th November, signal rockets having been seen indicating a ship in distress on the West Sand. On reaching the spot the Life-boat found H.M.S. Beaver...
Maggie Ross
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE. — The steam trawler Maggie Ross stranded on the rocks at Boulby in hazy weather about 4 A.M. on the 27th March, while bound from Aberdeen to Hull with a cargo of fish. About 7 A.M. three of the crew of the vessel arrived...
Resolute
On the 4th May the Lighthouse keeper reported that a small vessel was ashore about half a mile to the east of Shoreham Harbour, and making signals of distress.
The crew of the Life-boat William Bestell were assembled and...
Hermod
The Life - boat Charles and Eliza Laura landed the crews of the schooner Hermod, of Marstal, six in number, on the 12th December, during a moderate N.N.E.
gale. The vessel at the time was bound from Troon to Lisbon, but was...
Elise
In the very early morning of the llth February the schooner Elise, of Hernosand, outward bound from Shields with a cargo of coal, collided with a steamer when off Staithes. The steamer stood by the schooner until daybreak. A...
Marguerite, Isabel and Rita
The Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched at 9.15 A.M. on the 24th February to the assistance of the cobles Marguerite and Isabel and Rita, which were overtaken by rough weather when to the north of the Brig. The E.S.E. wind caused the sea...