LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Hoity Toity
At 3.52 P.M. on 17th December a request was received from the Calshot Air Station that the Motor Life-boat B.A.S.P. should be sent to the aid of the speed boat Hoity Toity, which had been seen, by a flying boat, to be in distress_spme...
A Small Boat (1)
The Motor Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched at 1.50 P.M. on the 17th April, in a strong and gusty E. breeze with a rough sea, as the Coastguard had received a message by telephone that a small boat had capsized off Jaywick, two miles...
The S.S. Mango
On Feb- ruary 6th the s.s. Mango, of Newry, ran ashore on the rocks off Aranmore, during a thick fog. A strong S.W.
breeze was blowing, a heavy sea was running, and it was raining. The motor life-boat William and Laura put...
Galatea
WINTERTON. — The full - rigged ship Galatea, of Greenock, bound from Hamburg to Sydney with a general cargo, stranded on Hammond's KnolJ, in a fresh N.E. breeze, a rough sea and thick weather, on the 27th June. The lookout man at...
ND De Lourdes
About 12.15 P.M.
on the 13th February distress signals were reported from the Princess light- vessel. The No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was launched and proceeded to the " Shingles," where the ketch ND. de...
A Small Boat Named Joan
The motor life- boat City of Bradford I, on relief duty at this station, was launched at 8.25 A.M. on the 14th May, as the second motor mechanic had seen a small boat in danger about three and a half miles S.S.W. of the look-out. A strong...
Braemar
Stromness, Orkney.—On the 24th June the steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen, homeward bound from fishing, ran ashore on the north side of Birsay in a thick fog. A moderate N.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. News was...
Sydia
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the evening of the 16th September a party of three women and a man went cruising in the motor yacht Sydia. The sea was rather rough, with a strong N.E. breeze.
The yacht ran across the...
The S.S. Anversville
Dungeness, Kent.—During the night of the 9th April a message was received from the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, Dungeness, that a large steamer was ashore near the point. She was the s.s. Anversville, of Antwerp, with about 200 persons...
Amin
Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At 3.25 P.M. on the 19th September the Castletown coastguard telephoned that Langness lighthouse-keepers had reported a rowing boat with three people on board being carried out to sea by the strong current off...