LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Loreley
On the 29th December the Covent Garden Life-boat went out, in reply to signals of distress shown from the timber-laden barque Loreley, of Arendal, having on board a crew of twelve men, which had been on the Scroby Sands, and was in a...
Douglas, of Guernsey
On the 8th April, the brigantine Douglas, of Guernsey, sprung a leak, and afterwards exhibited signals of distress in Pakefield Eoads, during a very strong gale from the N.E. The Sisters life- boat put out, took off 7 of the vessel's...
Hitena, of St Johns
On the 28th De- cember the brigantine Hitena, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, was observed off Worthing with signals of distress in her rigging. A gale was blowing from the S.W., and there was a heavy sea on. The Jane life-boat was soon manned...
Pilot
WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—A telephone message was received from the coastguard at Galloways, stating that a ketch was ashore, on the morning of the 23rd February. The Life-boat John William Dudley was launched at 8.40, in a rough sea, a strong S....
Jasper
CAISTER, NORFOLK. — On Sunday morning, the 17th January, the Lifeboat Coven t Garden arrived at Yarmouth Harbour, bringing four of the hands of the schooner Jasper, of Fowey, and the body of one of the crew, who had died from exposure while...
Fishing Cobles (1)
At 8.50 in the morning of 6th November the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Arthur R. Dawes was launched in charge of the Second Coxswain to stand by the local motor cobles. A moderate, but in- creasing, S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a...
Gladys
The fishing coble Gladys, of Filey, was overtaken by a moderate E.N.E. gale when at sea on the 4th April, and it was necessary for the Life-boat Hollon the Third to proceed to her assistance. On reaching the coble life-belts were supplied to...
Buenos Aires
BROADSTAIRS. — Signals having been fired by the East Goodwin and North Sand Head light-vessels, the Life-boat Christopher Waud, Bradford, was launched at 4 A.M. on the 24th May, and found theschooner Buenos Aires, of Hamburg, stranded on the...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Fifteen local motor fishing cobles put to sea early on the morning of the 2nd April, in moderate weather. By 8 A.M. the weather was rapidly becoming worse and the sea was very rough. The pulling and sailing life-boat Hollon the Third was...
A Gannet Aircraft (1)
Coverack, The Lizard, Falmouth and Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At 8.38 oil the evening of the 19th of February, 1957, the Royal Naval Air Station at Cul- drose reported that a Gannet aircraft, with a crew of three, was believed to have crashed into...