LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Tweed, of Greenock
SILLOTH.—At 7.30 A.M. on the 24th January, the Life-boat Angela and Hannah proceeded through a heavy gale at S.S.W.
to the assistance of the schooner Tweed, of Greenock. This vessel had struck on the north-west end of the...
Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon
On the morning of 12th May, a moderate S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. Three local fishing boats—Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon—were at sea, and as it was seen that they could only cross the harbour bar at a big risk, it was...
A Sea-plane (1)
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, and St.
Helier, Jersey.—12th January, 1938. A sea-plane had been seen flying very low, and it was feared that she had come down in the sea, but nothing could be found. The search was made by the St...
Fishing Boats (7)
OCT. 26TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
A whole N.E. by N. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea in Eyemouth Bay. Four local fishing boats were waiting to enter the port. The motor life-boat Frank and William Oates was...
A Fishing Boat (1)
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—At 11 A.M. on the 14th October a messenger arrived on horseback at Moelfre from Eed Wharf, a distance of about four miles, stating that a fishing-boat, with three men on board, was caught in a violent storm, and that the...
Four Local Athletes from Cumbernauld Athletics and Shettleston
Four local athletes from Cumbernauld Athletics and Shettleston Harriers, including a father and son, offered themselves for sponsorship in the Scottish People's Marathon, run in Glasgow on September 11, 1983. Between them they raised... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Star
MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE. — The Life-boat Hey wood was launched at 11 P.M.
on the 20th February, during a strong gale of wind from the S.E., and a rough sea, signals of distress having been shown by the barge Star, of...
Book Reviews
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Category: Articles
Yacht Veruna
In mode- rate but hazy weather in the afternoon of the 5th March the steam yacht Varuna, of New York, stranded on the edge of the Gunfleet Sands. At 2.40 P.M.
the haze lifted, and the Coastguard on watch observed the vessel...
Gweyneth
At 2.35 P.M. on the 19th May a telephone message was received stating a yacht was in distress on the Buxey Sands.
The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 14 was promptly summoned, and the Life-boat, under motor power...