LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Iris
— The pleasure yacht Iris, of Chester, was seen to be in a dangerous position in the breakers near Portmadoc Bar on the loth August. The Coxswain launched the Life-boat and proceeded to the assistance of the crew. He asked them if they...
Dobell
— At 5.30 P.M. on 25th September it was reported to the Honorary Secretary that the little fishing smack Dobell, of Carnarvon, was out in Barmouth Bay and was making for port, the weather having suddenly become squally and boisterous, and...
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Aith, Shetland.—During the afternoon of the 24th September the island of Papa Stour informed Sandness post office, on the mainland, that doctor was wanted for a sick man on the island. The weather was too bad at that time to allow an...
Rambler Rose
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—In the evening of 8th October, 1938, information was received from the coastguard that vessel was ashore to the north of Scalby Ness. The motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 7.45 P.M. A strong southerly...
Swift
Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 6.42 on the evening of the 23rd of July, 1955, the harbourmaster telephoned that the Cregneish wireless station had received a message from Chicken Rock light- house that a boat was in distress near the lighthouse....
Thomas L. Devlin
Anstruther, Fifeshire.—At 5.52 on the evening of the 8th of December, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that the steam trawler Thomas L. Devlin, of Granton, had gone ashore at North Carr. At 6.10 the life-boat James and Ruby Jackson was...
British Rover
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 8.20 on the evening of the 23rd September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker British Rover, anchored two miles from the Tyne north pier, had a very sick man on board who ought...
Lubock
Fenit, Co. Kerry.—On the 4th of Feb- ruary, 1957, the Dutch motor vessel Lubock, carrying a cargo of barley from Honfleur, entered Tralee Bay.
A gale was blowing, and a pilot could not board her and bring her to berth at...
Robert Lindrick
Mallaig, Inverness-shire.—At 5.38 on the morning of the 5th of February, 1957, the Southend coastguard tele- phoned that the steam trawler Robert Lindrick, of Aberdeen, was ashore on the Isle of Mull. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose put out at...
Northern Wave
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 8th of March, 1957, the Wick coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Northern Wave was ashore on the west side of Dunnet Bay.
At four o'clock the life-boat...