LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Two Fishing Cobles
On the 6th February, two fishing-cobles, which had put to sea from this place to pursue their ordinary avocations, were overtaken by a heavy gale, and ran back to the Haven, but were unable to enter, on ac- count of the heavy seas which...
The S.S. Mango
On Feb- ruary 6th the s.s. Mango, of Newry, ran ashore on the rocks off Aranmore, during a thick fog. A strong S.W.
breeze was blowing, a heavy sea was running, and it was raining. The motor life-boat William and Laura put...
Chili
During foggy weather on 15th February the barque Chili, of Dunkirk, a large vessel of 1,800 tons, carrying a crew of twenty men, became embayed about one mile to the west of the Lizard and was within 150 fathoms of the shore. A messenger...
Eugenie
On the 12th October a vessel was reported to have ran on the Eamon roots.
The crew of the Life-boat Norbury were at once summoned, and at 6 A.M. the boat was on her way to the vessel, which was found to be the Norwegian...
Tourquet
The steam trawler Touqtiet, of Boulogne, ran ashore in a dangerous position at Moor Sands, about one mile west of Prawle Point, on the llth April. She had a cargo of fish on board, and carried a crew of twenty-two. Only a light southerly...
April
Launches 41 Lives rescued 56
APRIL 3RD. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
A message was received from the son of the life-boat coxswain, Dumble, that his father and his father’s partner were out in their crab-boat...
Category: Services
Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Summary of Its Proceedings from 1st January, 1860, to 31st December, 1862
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
Summary of its Proceedings from 1st January, 1860, to 31st December, 1862.
SINCE the beginning of the year 1860, the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has...
Category: Annual Reports
Mill O' Buckie
At 1.30 A.M. on the 26th January the life-boat watchman reported a vessel ashore near the harbour. A whole N.W. by N. gale was blowing with a very heavy sea. The motor life-boat K.E.C.F., with Mr. Moncas, the branch secretary, on board, put...
The Rye Life-Boat Disaster
The Mayor of Rye's Fund; Mcmcrials to the Seventeen Life-boatmen.
ON 22nd June a meeting was held between the Attorney-General (Sir William* Jowitt, E.G.) and the Trustees of the Fund which the Mayor of Rye raised for...
Category: Articles
Lightvessel Service
A LETTER of commendation signed by the Secretary of the Institution, Mr.
Stirling Whorlow, O.B.E., was sent to Coxswain A. E. V. Cadman, D.S.M., and the crew of the Dover life-boat on the part they played in rescuing seven...
Category: Services