On the 5th June, the schooner Mersey, of Liverpool, went on the South Bishop Rock and sank. Signals of distress were made by the light- keepers, whereupon the Life-boat Augusta proceeded out, and brought the vessel's crew of 4 men safely...
THE Life-boat Saturday season is now in full swing and all over the country the various Committees and Ladies' Auxiliaries which have been organised for helping on the movement are hard at work. During the last few months a slight...
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Three men were rescued on the 12th January in a strong southerly gale by the Life-boat Sarah Brooshfft, Kirk Ella, after having passed the night on a beacon on a rock upwards of three miles from the shore.
It appeared that...
The most amazing life-boat story of them all? The cottagers just down the road from where the Louisa was nudging her slow way, inch by inch along Mrs Washford's wall, had come out into the road to see what was going on. A hundred yards...
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On the 24th January, during a tremendous hurricane from the S., accompanied by thick showers of snow, the schooner Mis- chief, of Caernarvon, struck on the Parten Stiel Rocks, about a mile and a half to the south of Holy Island. Signals of...
On the 20th March the same boat pro- ceeded out to the Noordster, a Norwegian barque, at about midnight: it blowing hard at the time, with squalls of snow and hail. A prior attempt to board the Noordster in White's Life-boat had failed,...
CAISTER.—On the 12th November, at about 11.40 A.M., the brig Lavinia, of Guernsey, bound thence to Sunderland, in ballast, was seen to be between the Scroby and Cross Sands with colours flying union downwards. The Covent Garden Life-boat...
CARNSORE.—On the 21st December, at 2.15 A.M., a vessel was reported to be stranded in Churchtown Bay. The Lifeboat Iris proceeded there promptly, and found the barque Chevereul, of Havre, ashore there. The wind was blowing from the S.E.,...
MAUYPORT, CUMBERLAND.— During a furious gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea on the 23rd January, the Norwegian barque Alma, bound for Maryport with a cargo of pitch-pine, was at anchor in a dangerous position, and made signals of distress. At...
The Caister No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, put off at 4.35 A.M. on the 4th February, signals of distress having been observed by the watchmen during a strong breeze from the N.W. On reaching the Middle Cross Sand, on which a heavy sea was...