LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thomas and Jane
On the 1st January, 1861 the sloop Thomas and Jane, of Dundee carried away her main boom, and having nearly four feet of water in her hold, and the master and crew being quite exhausted hoisted a signal of distress, which was seen from...
Active, of Carmarthen
On the morn- ing of the 18th November the sloop Active, of Carmarthen, was observed with signals of distress flying, in Caldy Roads, off Tenby.
There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from W.N.W., and the sea was breaking...
Far West, of Newport
About ,7 o'clock on the evening of the 18th Novem- ber, information was received at Penarth that a large ship was stranded on the S.W.. Patch. The life-boat at once proceeded to the spot in tow of a steam-tug. On ar- riving alongside,...
Kelpie, of London
On the 28th December this life-boat again went off, in reply to signals of distress from a vessel which was observed to stop in her course near the shoal of the Barber Sand.
On the -life-boat arriving alongside, the vessel...
An Aeroplane (25)
MARCH 27TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE. At 11.30 A.M. the coxswain received a telephone message from the RAF. that a Hurricane aeroplane had crashed into the sea opposite the South Promenade, about five miles west, and the motor life-boat Sarah...
Three New Life-Boats Named
ARBROATH H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution, named the new Arbroath life-boat The Duke of Montrose at a ceremony held at the life-boat station in Arbroath harbour on the 21st of May, 1958. Provost D. A. Gardner,...
Category: Inaugurations
A Motor Cruiser
Motor cruiser stranded ON THE AFTERNOON OF Sunday August 11, 1985, Mr Anthony Wylie, the watchman of the east pierhead at Ramsgate, was following the progress of a 16ft motor cruiser. She was approaching the harbour from the south, having...
Castle, of Aberystwith
On the 25th December, during stormy weather, the smack Castle, of Aberystwith, was totally wrecked at the mouth of the bar.
The Evelyn Wood life-boat went off and" placed 6 men on board to assist in saving the vessel...
Montaya, of Liverpool
On the 26th Sept., signals of distress were made from the steamer Montagu, of Liverpool, which had grounded previously on Wexford Bar, but had ex- pected to get off. The weather in the meantime had increased in severity, and it was now...
Elsmore and Lady Lilford
SKERRIES, Co. DUBLIN. — On the 7th January, the Laura Plait Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, during a strong S.E. gale and heavy sea, and saved the crew of 3 men from the schooner Ehmore, of Runcorn, and 6 men from the...