LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—While the Life-boat Mary Isabella was out for practice on the 31st January, a trawler reported that a schooner was in need ofassistance, most of her sails having been blown away. A strong gale was blowing from the S.W.,...

DUNGARVAN, Co. WATERFORD. — 1.20 P.M. on the 8th January, the Lifeboat William Dunville was launched, a signal of distress having been shown by the fishing cutter John. It was found that the boat had lost her mast, which in falling had...

PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—The smack Orion, of Ramsey, arrived in Peel Bay, from Annalong, early on the evening of the 20th February. During the evening, the wind increased to a tremendous gale from W.N.W. As the smack was dragging her anchor, a...

ANOTHER COLLIER IN DIFFICULTIES Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 11.15 in the morning of February 8th, 1947, the life-boat's honorary secretary saw the S.S. Topaz, of Glasgow, run on to the submerged breakwater. She was a collier, bound,...

St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At 8.15 on the evening of the 23rd of March, 1955, a man reported that a small vessel had entered Porthcressa Bay, apparently on her way to St. Mary's for shelter.

He later said the...

ONE of the most distinguished of Irish coxswains, John Boyle, of Arranmore, died on the 5th of September, 1949, at the age of 57. He served as an officer of the life-boat for 23 years, as bow- man from 1926 to 1928, and then as coxswain...

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

—At 6.35 P.M. on the llth March the coastguard reported that rockets had been fired by the Cockle light-vessel. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a very heavy sea. At 7.30 P.M....

Hastings, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the 19th August a man told the honorary secretary that his speed-boat was anchored off the bathing pool, with her engine broken down, and that the weather was too bad for him to go off to her and fetch...