LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fred Eugene
LLANDDWYN.—On the 23rd November, the Life-boat John Gray Sell went out through a very heavy surf and rescued 9 of the crew of the three-masted schooner Fred. Eugene, of Portland, Maine, which was in distress off Llanddwyn Point, having lost...
Mac Duff
PENZANCE.—On the 14th February the Richard Lewis Life-boat put off to the assistance of the ship Mac Duff, of Glasgow, which was riding at anchor in a dangerous position off Lamorua during a strong SS.W. wind and a heavy...
Useful
MONTROSE.—The fishing-boat Useful, of Kirkcaldy, while going out of the harbour on the afternoon of the 27th July in a moderate 8.E. wind and a rough sea, went ashore on the Annat Bank. The seas were breaking heavily on the sand and the...
Hiram
GORLESTON.—On the 15th November at 2 A.M., while a fresh and increasing breeze was blowing from the N.N.E., with a rough sea and foggy weather, flares were seen in the direction of the North Sand.
The crew of the Gorleston...
Swin
The Cox- swain of the No. 1 Life-boat was rung up on the telephone by the Coastguard at 8.55 P.M. on the 13th February and informed that the St. Nicholas Light- vessel was firing signals for a vessel in distress to the north-westward. He...
Arizona
— At about 6.45 P.M. on the 22nd February the Coastguard reported that a vessel was burning flares near the Pakefield Gat- way. The Coxswain of the No. 1 Life- boat Kentwell at once assembled his crew and the boat proceeded in a whole W.S.W....
Scotia
On 3rd January the Life-boat George and Jane Walker was called out to the assistance of two sailing vessels which had been towed into the bay and left at anchor. During the night the wind changed into the E.S.E. and blew a gale, which...
Alexander
At about 8.50 A.M. on the 28th July, the Coast- guard reported that they had received a message from the Grunfleet Lighthouse stating that a ketch was high and dry on the Gunfleet Sands. As a strong S.W. breeze prevailed at the time with a...
Eleanor
RAMSGATE, KENT. — On the 12th March signals were reported from the Gull Light-vessel and were promptly responded to by the Life-boat Bradford and the Ramsgate harbour tug. On reaching the light-vessel they learned that a vessel was ashore to...
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 7.45 on the evening of the llth of September, 1954, the Cowes Marine Superintendent of Trinity House rang up to ask if the life-boat would take a doctor to the Nab lighthouse to attend the assistant keeper. No...