LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Chorzow
DECEMBER 16TH and l7TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 12.12 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that a steamer, off Goring, was going round in circles and sounding her whistle. A strong south-west wind was blowing, with a rough sea....
Margaret
GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—The barque Margaret, of Belfast, was endeavouring to enter that port during a very strong gale from the N.N.W. and a very heavy sea at about 12.30P.M. on the 14th October. She was taken in tow by a steam-tug, but the...
Margaret Alice Dale
On the 26th January the coxswain of the Life-boat observed a smack showing signals of distress during a storm from the S.W. The Life-boat was immediately launched, and on reaching the vessel found her to be the Margaret Alice Dale, bound for...
Fishing Boats (1)
BERWICK-ON-TWEED. — Five fishingboats having been overtaken by a sudden heavy gale from the S.E., on the morning of the 15th October, were seen running for the harbour, and as the tide was low, and there was a strong sea on the bar, it was...
Henry Florence and Margaret Garton and Lyra
THURSO, SCOTLAND. — Daring a very strong gale of wind from the E.N.E., and a heavy sea, on the 8th December, signals of distress were shown by vessels in the roadstead. The Life-boat, Charley Lloyd, put off to their assistance at 4 P.M. and...
A Vessel
A vessel's light having been observed in a dangerous position near the breakers in the S.E. part of the bay near PenrhynPoint during a whole gale from the N.W.
and a very heavy sea on the morning of the 26th January,...
Dauntless
GOURDON, KlNCARDINESHIRE. The fishing lugger Dauntless, of Gourdon, was returning to port with her catch of fish on the afternoon of the 16th November.
The wind was blowing from the S.S.E.
and the sea,...
Summer Sands
Sounds of music float along; Seas flow in with summer song ; For the sands are gay, and children play Where storms rage fierce on wintry day.
" A penny in the elot—H peril from the sea !" A coin from me, a coin...
Category: Poetry
Ringwood
At about 4 o'clock on the morning of the 31st December, a steamer was observed on shore north of Staithes. The rocket brigade were summoned, but it was found that the vessel was too far distant for the rockets to reach her, and the...
Fishing Boats
The Life- boat Dunleary was launched at 6.5 P.M.
on the 30th January in response to a report, brought in by the mail-boat, that some of the fishing-boats belonging to Kingstown were in danger owing to the W.S.W. breeze...