LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Barrels Lightvessel (1)
At 10.30 a.m. on 25th May, 1965, the Irish Lights Office informed the honorary secretary that the mother of one of the crew of Barrels lightvessel was dangerously ill, and asked if the life-boat could be launched to bring the man ashore....
Prevalent
OCTOBER 6TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 9.41 in the morning the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a motor trawler was flying distress signals two miles north-north-east of Berry Head. A light north-westerly breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea....
Windsor Lad
DECEMBER 13TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
The district inspector was at the station preparing to take the life-boat out for exercise, when at 2.40 in the afternoon the coastguard reported the local fishing coble Windsor Lad in...
Louci Gougy
MAY 26TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.10 A.M. a message was received from the South Goodwin Light-vessel through theDeal coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the sands to the N.E. by E. A N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor...
Salvenio, of North Shields
JULY 23RD. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 4.10 in the afternoon the Tynemouth coastguard telephoned that a motor boat was in difficulties several miles to the north-east of the Tyne piers. F i v e minutes later the...
An Aeroplane (64)
AUGUST 17TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. the naval authorities asked that the life-boat should be launched, as a body had been seen floating in the Cudd Channel.
A moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, but the see was...
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Category: Articles
Flying Mist
On the 3rd De- cember, during a strong gale from S.S.E., and in very thick weather, the steamer Flying Mist brought information from Car- raidale, thirteen miles N.'E. of Campbeltown, N.B., that the barque William Gillies, of Greenock,...
Sodality
TWICE AGROUND Walton and Frinton, Essex.—About 3.20 in the morning of the 10th of November, 1947, the coastguard tele- phoned that the motor vessel Sodality, of London, had been in collision with No.
39 Buoy near the Sunk...
Venus
Plymouth, Devon.—At5.5 on the morn- ing of the 23rd of March, 1955, the Longroom signal station telephoned that the motor vessel Venus, of Bergen, waiting to embark passengers for Madeira, had wirelessed that she was dragging her anchor in...