LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Sailing Dinghy
On the evening of the 24th September a message was re- ceived from the lighthouse-keeper on Ross Island that a sailing dinghy with two men had gone ashore on Richard- son's Rock, which is between Ross Island and the mainland. The men had...
Alert
The motor life- boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland put off at 6.30 P.M. on the 3rd November in response to a telephone message that the local flit boat Alert, with two men on board, was ashore in the bight of Grimista and was burning flares. A...
Maid of Erin
On the evening of the 30th November the herring drifter Maid of Erin, of Porta- vogie, returning to port from herring fishing, had engine trouble when about two miles N.E. of Maryport. She carried a crew of four. She dropped her anchor,...
Harvest Queen
Boulmer, Northumberland.—Very early on the morning of the 17th February the steamer Harvest Queen, of Newcastle- on-Tyne, ran aground at Boulmer Steel. She carried a crew of five, and was bound from Seaham Harbour for Wick with a cargo of...
The Motor Fishing Coble Enterprize
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 9 A.M.
on the 25th April the motor fishing coble Enterprize, with a crew of three, put to sea. A stiff breeze was blowing, and the sea was moderate. During the morning the sea rose rapidly, and...
A Motor Boat
Coverack, Cornwall.—At 12.30 A.M.
on the 22nd June the coastguard reported that four visitors, two men and two women, had put out in a motor boat during the previous afternoon and had not returned. A light breeze was...
The Humber Lightvessel
The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 P.M.
on the 17th December, 1937, the lifeboat watchman reported two rockets in a south-easterly direction. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and squalls of rain and sleet.<...
A Converted Ship's Life-Boat
Howth, Co. Dublin.—During the evening of the 23rd May, 1938, a converted ship's life-boat put off from Baldoyle, with a party of three men, four boys and two girls on board. Her sail was blown away, she got into difficulties, and the...
Long Wolf
On the after- noon of the 8th July the motor boat Lone Wolf, on a pleasure cruise from Portrush to Skerries, with a crew of three and ten passengers, got into difficulties. Her propeller had fouled and she began to drift out to sea. A strong...
The S.S. Greyfriars
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—On the evening of the 25th January a message was received from Flamborough Head signal station that a vessel in Selwick Bay was sounding SOS. A strong S.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate swell. The weather was...