LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Broughton
At noon on the 14th November the barque Broughton, of Liverpool, bound from Shields to Val- paraiso, was observed drifting towards the land east of Brighton, during a heavy gale from the W.S.W. The Broughton had lost her mizen-mast, and had...
Beaty
Caister, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—On the night of the 2nd October flares were seen about two miles north of Caister, and the pulling and sailing life-boat Charles Burton was launched at 11.15 P.M. A moderate south gale was...
Services of Life-Boats
BUDEHAVEN, NORTH CORNWALL. —On the 9th of October last, the Margaret, a sloop belonging to Bideford, was observed to strike heavily on the Chapel-rock, off the entrance of Budehaven, and then to bound off into deep water, evidently with...
Category: Services
Charles Francis
PADSTOW, CORNWALL. — The ketch Charles Francis of and for Plymouth from Newport, Mon., with a cargo of coal, in taking the harbour too early on the tide on the evening of the 14th January, ran ashore on the Doombar Sand. The wind was blowing...
Conakrian
OCTOBER 20TH. - ABERDEEN . A t 8.15 P.M. the Gregness coastguard reported that a steamer had been torpedoed nine miles off. An E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at 8.50 P.M....
Jan Denye
JANUARY 29TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 10.14 P.M. a message was received from the Berry Head coastguard that a Belgian trawler was seen to be dragging her anchors, close to Daddyhole A strong E.S.E. wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. At...
Zaire
Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset.—At about 10.30 P.M. on the 1st June, 1938, the Parkstone police reported distress signals in Poole Harbour. A W.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea and squalls of rain. The pulling and...
A Canoe (1)
the morn- ing of the 14th September a young visitor to Saundersfoot put out in a canoe. A strong W.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. About half a mile off shore the canoe capsized, and was blown another mile out to sea with the boy...
Golden Miller
.—At 11.30 A.M.
on the 3rd November a messenger from the coastguard reported that a motor boat was in difficulties near South East Newcome Buoy. Another boat had had her in tow, but the line had parted. A moderate S.S.E....