LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Prospero
RAMSGATE.—On the 26th January, at 7.45 A.M., during a moderate wind from the N., a barque was observed ashore on the North Sand Head, Goodwin Sands.
The harbour steam-tug Vulcan and Lifeboat Bradford were immediately...
A Fishing Vessel Elate
At 2.10 P.M. on the 17th July, during a moderate N.W. gale with a heavy ground swell, a fishing vessel named the Elate, belonging to Port St. Mary, was trying to make the inner harbour, and in so doing fouled the breakwater with her jibboom....
Pau-Amma
Swanage, Dorset.—At 4.30 A.M. on the 4th July the coastguard reported that a vessel five miles west of Portland Bill was firing rockets. A strong breeze to moderate gale was blowing from the S.W., with a very heavy sea. The motor life-boat...
Maid Marion
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 9.18 p.m. on 6th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat with four men on board was overdue. At 9.45 the life-boat Edian Courtauld proceeded to search for the fishing...
Matthew Walker and Portia
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the police reported that three yachts were in difficulties off West Kirby.
It was then learnt that one of the yachts had sunk and that her crew had been...
Annie
SEPTEMBER 13TH. - TROON, AYRSHIRE.
At eleven in the morning news was received that a man and two women who had left harbour the previous day in the auxiliary sailing boat Annie, were thought to be on Lady Isle.
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Olinka
KINGSTOWN.—On the 25th January, at 9.30 A.M., a vessel was observed on the outside of the Kish Bank, about two miles distant from the Kish Lightship. The coxswain of the Kingstown Life-boat Princess Royal at once called for volunteers to man...
Cramond Isle and Rodull
Stromness, Orkneys.—At 9.3 on the night of the 8th of January, 1949, the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the engine of the outward bound Hull trawler Cramond Isle had broken down, that the trawler was leaking badly, and that, although...
Lady Stuart
RHYL, NORTH WALES.—On the night of the 11th December, while the wind was blowing a gale from the N.N.W., the schooner Lady Stuart, of Chester, was lying to off Point Lynas under reefed sails, and eventually drifted with the flood-tide and...
Cuba
The Life-boat Joseph and Mary was launched from this station, at 8.30 A.M. on the 24th October, to go to the assistance of the brig Cuba, j of Abo, bound from that port to London, ! having a crew of 8 men. The vessel had I gone on shore on...