LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ilb Launches on Service During the Months September October and November 1972
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Abersoch, Caernarvonshire Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Atlantic College, Glamorganshire Bangor, Co. Down Barrow, Lancashire Bembridge, Isle of Wight Blackpool, Lancashire Bridlington, Yorkshire Broughty Ferry, Angus...
Category: Services
Services of Life-Boats
Cullercoats, Northumberland. -— On the 24th August last, a fishing-lugger, belong- ing to Sunderland, having struck on a sunken anchor, became disabled, and drove amongst the rocks oft' Cullercoats Harbour, the wind blowing strong from...
Category: Services
Richard Willson
On the 15th February, during a fresh E. breeze, the Life-boat Bradford and steam-tug Aid proceeded out, in reply to signals from lightships, and found the ketch Richard Willson, of London, bound from Goole to Exmouth with coal, ashore on the...
Annie
CHAPEL, LINCOLNSHIRE.—A vessel was observed with two jibs set and signals of distress flying in her main rigging, about a mile from the shore, during a very strong breeze from the S. by E. and a heavy sea, at 9 A.M. on the 16th November. The...
Starbeam
SKEGNESS.—The Herbert Ingram Lifeboat was launched at 11.30 A.M., on the 28th January, during a strong breeze from the N., snow-squalls, and a rough sea, in response to signals of distress, and found the brig Starbeam, of and for Boston,...
Beehive
FORMBY.—On the morning of the 22nd February the coxswain of the Life-boat received a message by cable stating that a vessel was aground on the Great Burbo Bank. The crew of the Life-boat John and Henrietta were at once summoned, and at 9.25...
Londesborough
PALLING, NORFOLK.—In response to signals of distress, during thick weather, a moderate breeze from the S.W., and a rough sea, the Life-boat British Workman was launched, at 8.30 A.M. on the 31st December, and proceeded to the Hasborongh Sand...
Esmeralda
— At about 8.30 AM. on the 7th July the Coxswain of the Life-boat observed signals of distress flying from a ketch on the east side of Fishguard Bay, near the-Needles Rock. There was a fresh N.N.W. breeze and heavy ground sea at the time....
Sophia and Rebecca
At about 2 A.M.
on the 7th June, in a moderate E.N.E.
breeze, but very heavy ground swell, the Coxswain of the Palling No. 1 Life-boat, 5itJt West Norfolk Regiment, and the Coastguard saw what they thought...
Sirdar
At 5.45 A.M. on the 2nd February, Coxswain John Swan was called out by the Coast-guard as a vessel was burning flares as a signal of distress. He at once assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat Kentwell, which proceeded to the New-...