LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary Roe, of Quebec
During a strong wind from N.W., on the 17th June, the ship Mary Roe, of Quebec, struck on the Cefn Sidan Sands, about seven miles from this place. As soon as in- formation of the disaster was received, the City of Manchester life-boat was...
Robert
REDCAR.—On the morning of the 7th September the sloop Robert, of Hull, which had been anchored for three weeks off Redcar, engaged in removing portions of the wreck of a steamer, weighed her anchor and made sail, her position having become...
A Beach Punt
SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. — One of the beach pants belonging to Sonthwold was engaged in shipping pilots during a strong breeze on the 4th April, and at 1.30 A.M., the wind haying freshened to a gale, and a heavy sea breaking on the shoals,...
Aglae (1)
CAISTER AND WINTERTON, NORFOLK.— At 10 P.M. on the 1st June, a vessel was seen to get on the Middle Cross Sand and make signals of distress. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Govent Garden was at once launched and proceeded to the...
Beecher Stowe
SUTTON, LINCOLNSHIBE.—On the morning of the 16th December the barque Beecher Stowe, laden with deals, was driven ashore off Mablethorpe. The Sutton Lifeboat, the Caroline, was then drawn to the spot, 3 miles, by land, and launched to the aid...
Barrogill Castle, Guiding Star and Kate
On the 16th November, this Life-boat was also launched during a very heavy gale of wind, and again brought ashore the crew of 5 men from .the schooner Barrogill Castle, and 4 men from the schooner Guiding Star, of Wick, these men having...
Fishing Boats (1)
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At about 7 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd February, the fishing-boats went out and shot their lines. At 10.30 a strong gale from the N. sprung up, rendering it difficult for the boats to haul in their...
Optima
The four- masted barque Optima, of Hamburg, stranded on the Haisborough Sands on the morning of the 19th January, and the guns fired by the Light-vessels brought several Life-boats and tugs in the vicinity to her assistance. The vessel was 2...
Three Schooners
.— During the gale on the 18th February three schooners lying at anchor in Scrabster Roads made signals of distress, and the Life-boat Co-operator No. 3 put off to them and landed their crews, fifteen in number. The sea was rough, but all...
May Blossom
fishing coble May Blossom, of Whitby, had a trying1 experience when making for Whitby on the 24th March. The coble had been out to the crab pots, and when returning a heavy easterly sea was breaking across the entrance of the harbour. The...