LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
South America
The Life-boat Elizabeth and Blanche was called out at 11.25 A.M. on the 13th March, by a tele- phone message which stated that a vessel was ashore about six miles south of the station. The boat proceeded to the vessel, which was found to be...
Barbara Woods
The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 1.15 P.M. on the 28th September, during a moderate S.E. gale and heavy sea,onac- count of the fishing-boat Barbara Woods, of Methil, having run ashore about 200 yards from the entrance to the harbour...
Eileen
The Life-boat Charles Dibdin was launched, on 22nd July, in response to distress signals from the Gull Light-vessel and found the cutter yacht Eileen, of Brightlingsea, stranded on the North Goodwin Sands.
At the time of...
Henry Harvey and Rebecca
On the following day a very severe »ale was experienced here, the wind blowing with hurricane force from the N.N.W. and the sea being very heavy.
The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was called out five times. On three...
Boy Philip and Bessie Jane
ST. IVES, CORNWALL. — On the 17th November, while a strong gale was blowing from the N.W. and a heavy sea was running, the Life-boat temporarily placed heie during the absence of the station's boat which was being altered and improved,...
Peace
LOWESTOFT.—The coxswain of the Life-boat Stock Exchange was informed on the 29th January, that a smack was ashore near the extension pier at the mouth of the harbour. A strong breeze was blowing from the S.S.W., and there was a very heavy...
Thistle
On the llth November, while the wind was blowing a whole gale from the S.S.W., the ketch Thistle^ of Plymouth, was observed on the Brake Sand. The Lifeboat pnt off at about 2.30 P.M., and proceeded to the vessel through very heavy broken...
Lancet
FILEY.—Signals of distress having been shown by the brig Lancet, of Whitby, the Life-boat placed here during the temporary absence of the station's boat, which was undergoing alteration, was launchedat 6.45 A.M. on the llth January, in a...
Morvina
Stromness, Orkney.—On the morning of the 13th May the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was ashore on Kili Holm, in the Westray Firth, and that it was doubtful if local boats could establish communication. A moderate S.E. breeze was...
On Passage
The new Barmouth life-boat, The Chieftain, off St. David's Head, on her way to her station from the building yard at Cowes, with the Porthdinllaen life-boat, in February, 1949.. - View image in PDF
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