LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isabelle of Dinan
Very early on the morning of the 12th September, a most furious gale suddenly sprang up on this coast. A few hours afterwards the wind had somewhat moderated, and the lugger Jsabelk, of Dinan, France, attempted to enter Padstow Harbour, but,...
Vigilant, of Hayle
On the same day the schooner Vigilant, of Hayle, was seen in distress during bad weather, and in a heavy sea, on the western spit of Hayle Bar. The Oxford University life-boat Isis stationed at that port was launched, and succeeded in...
A Fishing Boat
EXMOUTH, DEVON.—A fishing boat which had proceeded to sea in favourable weather early in the morning of the 24th March, was overtaken by a strong gale from S.S.W., and as the sea became very heavy accompanied by a very thick rain,...
Isabella
LYTHAM, LANCASHIEE.—The Life-boat Charles Biggs, was launched at 7.15 A.M.
on the 31st of May, to the assistance of the schooner Isabella, of Beaumaris, bound from Plymouth for Preston with a cargo of china clay, which had...
Norden Havet
On the 1st of May last the barque Norden Havet, of Porsgrund, Norway, was towed ashore at Southwold in a sinking state, having grounded on the Leman and Ower Sands. Part of the crew were landed, but the master and two mates remained on board...
Julische
KINGSDOWNE.—On the morning of the 15th Outober, at 8 o'clock, signals of distress were shown from the Norwegian brigantine Julische, which had stranded on the Goodwin Sands and become waterlogged.
About twenty minutes...
Volant and Queen
THURSO, N.B.—During a severe gale of wind from the W., veering to N.E., between 7 and 8 o'clock on the evening of the 21st March, the schooners Volant, of Wick, and Queen, of Inverness, which were both lying far out in the roadstead,...
Margaret Evans, of Glasgow
On the 29th January, at 7 P.M., the Life-boat, Elizaleth Soys, brought on shore the crew of 21 men from the ! barque Margaret Evans, of Glasgow, bound ; from Philadelphia to Antwerp, which vessel had run ashore under Seaford Head...
Belgian Fishing Boats
On the loth October several Belgian fishing-boats were bound for Lowestoft with Belgian refugees on board, when two of the boats grounded on the Newcome Sands.
As the sea was rough, the Coxswain, John Swan, of the Life-boat...
Elantsobe
The steamer Elantsobe, of Bilbao, a steamer carrying a crew of twenty-four hands, stranded on the Middle Binks on the 2nd Decem- ber, whilst bound to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron. It was blowing a strong S.W. by W. gale, and a very...