LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Morning Star, of Dublin
The first Life-boat service rendered this year was that per- formed on the morning of the 1st January last, by the Life-boat Fair Maid of Perth, placed on this station a few months pre- viously ; and it was also the first occasion the boat...
Minerva, of Workington
On the 7th February, the brig Minerva, of Workington, coal laden, ran ashore in a strong E.S.E. wind, on the South Bull Sand, at the mouth of the River Boyne.
The Drogheda life-boat proceeded to her assistance, and taking...
Jenny, of Whitby
On the night of the 30th November the same life-boat put off, during stormy weather, and brought safely ashore the crew of 6 men from the brig Jenny, of Whitby, which had struck on the rocks between Souter Point and Whitburn Steel, and soon...
Charles P. Knight
CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—While a moderate to strong gale was blowing on the 4th October, accompanied by a heavy sea, a vessel was seen by the Coastguard at the Watch Tower Station, and although she had no signal of distress flying she appeared...
Silver and Bronze Medals for Aberdeen
THE Institution has awarded its silver medal to Coxswain Thomas Sinclair, of Aberdeen, and its bronze medal or thanks on vellum to each member of the crew, for the rescue on 26th January of the crew of the steamer Fairy, of King's Lynn...
Category: Medals
None (3)
Dover, Kent.—On the 1st November, 1939, at the request of the chief of staff, Naval Base, the motor life-boat Sir William Hillary was launched at 1.50 P.M., but the services rendered have not been reported. The life-boat returned to her...
A Fishing Boat (1)
On the night of the 10th of Novem- ber, 1955, the Newcastle, County Down, life-boat rescued the crew of four of a fishing vessel after six unsuc- cessful attempts. For a full account of this service, for which Coxswain Patrick McClelland has...
York City and Junella and Gertrude
Aberdeen.—At 11.19 on the morning of the 29th of January, 1956, the coast- guard rang up to say that a message had been received from the Stone- haven radio station that the trawlers York City, of Grimsby, and Junella, of Hull, had picked up...
Minerva (1)
On the 25th of December, 1956, the Exmouth and Torbay life-boats put out to the Dutch motor vessel Minerva. In the course of the service William Carder, a member of the Exmouth crew, was washed overboard and lost his life. For a full account...
No. C.679
Swanage, Dorset. At 10.27 on the morning of the 10th of December, 1958, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from a Dakota aircraft that a large barge had been seen adrift ten miles south-south- east of Anvil Point. At...