LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

— On the | night of the same day the schooner i Stranger, of Newfoundland, was driven ,' ashore on Tramore Sands during a fresh gale from the S.S.E. As soon as she was seen information was sent to the coxswain of the...

PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—A terrific gale from the N.W. blew during Sunday night, October 6, at Peel, and on the west coast of the Isle of Man, accompanied by heavy torrents of rain. At Peel the full fary of the gale was felt with exceptional force...

At about 6 P.M. on the 8th March a vessel was seen to strike the Haile Sand, and a few minutes later she burnt a flare. In response a boat went off to her, and came back with a message that the Life-boat was required. The crew of the No. 2...

A useful Life- boat service was performed by the Michael Henry Life-boat on the 10th February.

At 10 A.M. information was received that a steam trawler had stranded on the Harbour Bar, and the Life-boat was launched to her...

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 24th of November, 1952, the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Success II was mak- ing for Whitby in a heavy sea with a strong north-north-west wind. The No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann...

Weymouth, Dorset. — At 5.15 on the afternoon of the 6th of May, 1951, the life-boat mechanic saw the auxiliary ketch Fortis, of Portsmouth, in a dan- gerous position off Weymouth. The honorary secretary, Mr. Kenneth...

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At 11.16 P.M. on the 24th January, 1939, the coastguard reported a vessel making signals on her siren. The night was misty with a light S.S.E. wind and a moderate swell. Later the coastguard reported that a vessel...

The local motor fishing boats Pilot Me and Success put to sea early on the morning of the 5th December in moderate weather. Later the wind and sea rose, and as it had been raining heavily since the previous night, the river was running...