What's in a name? I was intrigued by the selection of proposed names put forward as alternatives to Shoreline Members (THE LIFEBOAT, Summer 1987, Page 170).
They mostly showed a certain degree of aptness or humour, but...
Category: Correspondence
PALLING, NORFOLK.—During a fresh breeze from the N.W. on the 3rd November, a steamer was observed on the Hasborough Sands showing signals of distress. The British Workman Life-boat was launched at 9 A.M. and proceeded to the vessel, which...
A schooner was observed ashore on the Causeway on the morning of the 12th March last, during a strong breeze from the E.N.E. and a rough sea. The Lifeboat Christopher Bmon put off at 7.30, and found that the crew of the vessel, which was the...
A heavy sea suddenly made on the morning of the 24th April when three of the cobles were at sea. There was a strong N.E.
breeze with snow showers at the time.
The cobles were observed from shore, and...
The paddle steamer Mabel, of Newcastle, whilst bound from North Shields to Cork in ballast, stranded on the Annat Bank off Montrose on the morning of the 24th February. There was a strong S.S.E.
breeze at the time with a...
JOHNSHAVEN, KlNCARDINESHIRE. — On the 12th January, the sea being rough and a strong breeze blowing from the S.E., it was feared that the fishing-boats would encounter difficulty in making the harbour, and it was therefore decided totake out...
GORLESTON.—Signal-guns having been fired by the light-vessels, the Life-boat Mark Lane put off at 6.35 A.M. on the 7th February, in a rough sea and a strong N. by E. breeze, and found the brigantine Argo, of Marstal, bound from Fowey for...
Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—On the night of the 3rd April a doctor asked for the services of the motor life-boat William Evans to take a patient to the mainland for an immediate operation.
A moderate east breeze was blowing,...
Margate, Kent.—The reserve motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot. on temporary duty at this station, was .launched at 8.20 A.M. on the 4th July as the coastguard had reported that a small sailing boat, with her sails blown away, was flying a...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 15th November, 1937, the local motor fishing boats Noel II, Venus, Galillee, Pilot Me and Success were caught at sea by bad weather.
When they were seen approaching harbour the...