LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Vier Broders
WINCHELSEA.—On the 22nd December, at about 6.45 P.M., signals of distress were reported to have been shown about two miles west of the Life-boat station. The Storm Sprite Life-boat proceeded, and with some difficulty succeeded in rescuing...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Again on the 20th January the Staithes fishing-cobles went out to their usual fishing-ground. During the day the sea became very strong, with heavy snowshowers, and when the boats returned at about 4 P.M. they found it was impossible to land...
Industry
A signal of distress was observed from a vessel in Forthdinllaen Bay during a strong gale from the N.W. on the 22nd December. The crew of the George Moore Life-boat immediately assembled, the Boat was launched at 5.30 P.M. and rescued the...
Milan
PORT EYNON.—At 7 P.M. on the 13th January the Daughter's Offering Life-boat was launched during a dense fog and a heavy ground sea, and succeeded in rescuing eleven of the crew of the steamer Milan, of Hull, bound from Alexandria for...
Janet
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At 12.80 A.M. on the 13th December, signals of distress having been shown by the brig Janet, of Peterhead, which had stranded about three hundred yards N. of Bing Head, the Life-boat Robert and Susan was launched...
Fishing Boats (1)
BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The fishing-boats went out at 7.30 A.M., on the 12th February, and at about 10 o'clock were compelled to return, a very heavy sea having sprung up. Four of the boats were assisted by the Life-boat Meliscent,...
Laura Griffith
The schooner Laura Griffith,bound from Port- madoc to Sunderland with a cargo of slates, was observed at anchor in a dangerous position near the Tuns Bank on the 5th October. As the weather was very threatening and the sea heavy, the...
Fishing Boats (2)
SHERINGHAM.—The Life-boat William Bennett was launched at 3 P.M. on the 7th March and proceeded to the aid of the fishing-boats, which had been overtaken by a moderate gale from. E.N.E. and a heavy sea. All the boats got safely in with one...
Alberta
KESSINGLAND.—The brigantine Alberta, of and for Whitstable, from Sunderland, coal laden, stranded on the south end of the Newcome Sand in a strong wind from S.W. by S., thick weather and a heavy sea on the night of the 23rd February. Her...
Lectures to Training Ships
DURING the winter Captain G. C.
Holloway, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Committee of Manage- ment, has visited the principal Sea Training Ships for boys and given lectures, illustrated with films or slides, on the...
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