LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
R. H. Tucker of Winconsin U.S
On the 7th September, the ship R. H.
Tucker, of Winconsin, U.S., struck on the Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast, and the following day was totally destroyed by fire. The Cahore life-boat put off early in the morning,...
Don, of Jersey
On the 10th November the Joseph Anstice, the Life- boat of this station, in answer to signals of distress from the schooner Don, of Jersey, put off to her assistance. A very heavy gale was blowing from the north, and darkness coming on soon...
Nellie Moody, of Nova Scotia
.—On the : evening of the 30th January, at about 8 P.M., a large vessel was observed to have 1 struck on the Parthingwy Rocks, near Moelfre. The Lady Vivian Life-boat, which had been sent to that station only a few weeks previously, was...
Constanze
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE AND HARWICH.
—The Honourable Artillery Company Lifeboat, stationed at Walton, was summoned by a telegram from the Sunk Light-ship, on the 4th December, stating that signals of distress were seen S.W. of...
Bertha
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The Life-boat Albert Edward put off at about 5.30 P.M. on the 6th January, in reply to signals of distress from the Swin Middle Lightship. The wind was blowing a gale from the E., and the sea was very heavy. On reaching the...
Primula
Signals of dis- tress were seen shortly after 7 P.M. on the 19th October from the Barber Sands, and in response the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy was launched. When near the sands the brigantine Primula of Istorp, was seen with heavy seas break...
Fishing Boats (1)
MONTROSE.—The morning of the 25th February was comparatively fine, with a moderate breeze blowing from S.S.W., and the fishing-boats went to sea. At about 10 o'clock the wind veered to S.S.E. and commenced to blow very strongly, and a...
Snowdon
During a whole W.S.W. gale on the night of the 20th February signals of distress were observed fr«m a vessel in.
the St. Tudwell's Eoads. Throughout the day it had been seen that the vessels there had been having...
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
A Latvian Award to Scotland
Mr. Charles Zarine, the Latvian Minister in London, presenting to Coxswain Peter MacPhee, of Portaskaig, the decoration of the Latvian Order of the Three Stars. (See opposite page.). - View image in PDF
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