LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hannah Ransom
At about noon on the 7th December it was reported that a schooner was close to the Brake Sands and that her square sails had blown away, and that she was' in difficulties. When near to the edge of the Sand the vessel tried to stay, but...
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AN IRISH LIFE-BOAT AS AMBULANCE Galway Bay.—On the 12th of March, 1947, the Kilronan doctor asked that the life-boat should take him to a man who was very ill at Inisheer. A south-easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and no ordinary...
Lightvessel Irb
At the request of the Government a rescue craft provided by the Royal National Life-boat Institution is now stationed aboard a lightvessel, from which she may be used for life-saving purposes. The experiment is a joint venture by the R.N.L.I...
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Wellington
On the evening of the 10th November a mounted messenger arrived, and reported that a vessel was riding at anchor in the bay outside the bar, and making signals for the Life-boat. The wind was blowing a gale from the N.N.W at the time. The...
Experimental R/T Sets for IRBS
Nine inshore rescue boats are being fitted experimentally with very high frequency radio telephones. The boats selected are stationed at Bangor, Berwick- upon-Tweed, Bridlington, Eastney, Holyhead, The Mumbles, Southend-on- Sea, Torbay and...
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Perle
PORT ERROL.—On the night of the 24th February, while a gale of wind was blowing from S.E. to S. and a heavy surf was breaking on the beach, the schooner Perle, of Dunkirk, was driven ashore on the sands at Cruden Bay. The Life-boat Frances...
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The S.S. Circassian Prince
PALLING AND WINTERTON, NORFOLK.— Daring a strong breeze from W.N.W., a heavy sea, and thick weather on the night of the 21st March, the Palling No. 2 Life-boat British Workman and the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat Margaret proceeded to the...
Excel
ILFRACOMBE.—On the 27th May, 1894, the coastguard reported to the coxswain of the Life-boat that a dismasted vessel was lying off Heale Bay, nearly half a mile from the point. A moderate breeze was blowing from N.N.W., the weather was...
The S.S. Keilehaven, of Rotterdam
OCTOBER 23RD. - ABERDEEN. At 6.15 in the morning the No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at the request of the naval authorities to go to a vessel ten miles east of Aberdeen. A moderate southerly wind was blowing, the sea was...