LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Siberite
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 5.15 A.M. on the 16th March the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that Wick Radio had reported a vessel ashore on Hoy. She was the steam trawler Siberite, of Hull, homeward bound from the fishing grounds, with a crew of...
None (2)
Dogged determination Liverpool coastguards contacted Douglas lifeboat station at 0824 on 2 January 2000 to advise that they had received several calls reporting the sighting of a black dog marooned on St Mary's rocks, on which stands the...
Sunshine, of Padstow
on the 10th October, this life-boat was launched and proceeded to the wreck of the schooner Sunshine, of Padstow, on the Newcome Sand, the wind blowing a fresh gale from the S.W. at the time. On arrival at the vessel it was found that she...
Fanny
ARKLOW.—The Life-boat Out Pensioner put off at 10 A.M. on the 12th March to the assistance of the schooner Fanny, of and from Liverpool, bound for Africa with a general cargo, which was at anchor near the Porters Rocks, and striking the...
Ocean Prince
On the morning of the 5th October the steam trawler Ocean Prince, of Aber- deen, outward bound from Aberdeen, was making for Stromness Harbour with damaged boiler, when she ran aground on the Point of Ness, near Stromness. The vessel and...
Regina
MONTROSE.—On the same day a very heavy sea was breaking on this coast and on the bar, and, as several steam and sailing vessels were awaiting the tide to enable them to enter the harbour, the Life-boatmen were on the look-out the whole of...
Marmora
PORTHCAWL, SOUTH WALES.—On the morning of the 12th April, about low water, the barque Marmora, of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, bound from Rochfort to Porthcawl, drifted on the Skerweather Sands. The Ohafyn Grove Life-boat was immediately launched...
Belgian Life-Boats Built In England
THREE motor life-boats have been built at Cowes, under the supervision of the Institution, for the Belgian Life-boat Service, which is maintained by the Ministry of Communications. All thre.e are Watson cabin boats, 46 feet 9 inches long, ...
Category: Articles
Many Medals and Vellums
For their work - the story of the rescue attempts that night took up over four pages of THE LIFE-BOAT for November, 1927 - a total of 38 medals and vellums were given together with medals from the Italian government of the...
Category: Medals
Rusco Castle, of London
Again, on the 9th December, the Duff was taken off to the brig Rusco Castle, of London, which was in a distressed con- dition on the edge of the Scroby Sand, j while it -was blowing a heavy gale from [ the W. S.W. Fortunately, with the...