LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Finnish Motor Vessel Johanna Thorden (2)
Longhope, Orkneys, Wick, and Thurso, Caithness-shire.—Early on the morning of the 12th January the Finnish motor vessel Johanna Thorden strucka rock in the Pentland Firth. She had thirty-eight persons, including women and children, on board,...
Aureola
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 8.30 on the evening of the 9th of August, 1953, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had gone ashore on the outer reef at Scotston Head, and five minutes later the life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow,...
Lily
Whitby, Yorkshire.—The motor fishing coble Lily left harbour at 7 A.M. on the 19th April to haul crab pots. Later on the wind freshened considerably, and when the coble was seen making for home a strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a...
None
Barra Island, Hebrides.—On the 21st January, 1938, the medical officer at Castlebay received an urgent call to the neighbouring island of Vatersay. A strong westerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and no ordinary boatcould make the...
Miranda
Barrow, Lancashire. At 1.15 on the morning of the llth June, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a fishing boat with two men aboard was overdue and that anxiety was felt for their safety. At two o'clock, when the...
Coxswain Charles Bowry of Sheerness Had
Coxswain Charles Bowry of Sheerness had to remain on stand-by at station because of bad weather instead of attending Hornchurch and Rainham branch 21st birthday party. This magnificent cake, a replica of his lifeboat, was to be presented to... - View image in PDF
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Arendal
At 10 A.M. on the 26th March the brig Arendal of Tonsburg, bound to Sunderland with a cargo of props, was making for the harbour, when she came to grief. There was a heavy sea run- ning at the time and the vessel struck the bar and remained...
Fishing Cobles (2)
Between 4 and 5 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd December eleven of the fishing cobles belonging to Whitby put off for fishing, but some hours later the sea increased rapidly and commenced to break heavily right across the entrance to...
A Small Boat (5)
SEPTEMBER 11TH. - ARRANMORE, CO.
DONEGAL. At five in the afternoon three men left Burtonport in a small boat for Arranmore, but they had not arrived by nine o’clock. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a rough sea....
Maria Jane
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN. — The lugger Maria Jane, of Peel, left the harbour at about 4 p.m., on the 26th March, for mackerel fishing off the coast of Ireland.
A strong breeze was then blowing from N.N.W. and the sea was rough....