LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Airdrie, of Stranraer
On the 25th Sept., the schooner Airdrie, of Stranraer, was stranded on the Baldoyle Sands, in Dublin Bay, during a gale of wind. The same life-boat went off through a heavy and dangerous sea and rescued the crew of 4 men..
Villager, of Inverness
About 9.30 P.M.
on the 30th July last, the tug-boat Ex- pert arrived in this harbour with the infor- mation that she had passed a schooner at anchor on the lee side of the bay, in dis- tress from leakage, and in expectation...
Argo
BALLYCOTTON,CO. CORK.—At about 4.30 P.M. on the 28th January, 1883, the barque Argo, of Sunderland, was sighted off Ballycotton, making for Cork harbour, closehauled, the wind then blowing very hard from the S.S.W., with heavy rain. On the...
Fishing Cobles (2)
WHITBY.—The Life-boat John Fielden was launched at 12.30 P.M., on the 12th February, and attended some of the cobles which were in danger while returning to the harbour, a heavy sea having sprang up during the time they were out fishing..<...
Kathleen,
SCARBOROUGH.—Two boatmen who were looking out from the Castle Yard, on the morning of the 21st July, observed avessel stranded about three miles N. The weather was thick, no wind was blowing and the sea was moderately rough. The Life-boat...
A Tug
On the 18th July the Life-boats stationed at Hilbre Island and Hoylake visited New Brighton to take part in a demonstration which had been organized at that place in aid of the " Life-boat Saturday Fund." In order that the...
Glenesk
BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At 10.45 P.M. on the 27th January signals for help were observed from a vessel at Boulmer Head, and within a quarter of an hour the Life-boat Meliscent was on her way to her assistance. She proved to be the steam...
Industry
LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—At midnight on the 29th March the trawler Industry, of Lowestoft, while homeward bound, went ashore on the Newcome Sands.
A strong wind was blowing accompanied by a heavy sea at the time....
Fishing Boats and Sea Nymph
A stormy westerly breeze was blowing in the early morning of the 27th January, and only three of the North Sunderland cobles ventured out, two or three from Beadnell being out.
During the forenoon the wind freshened until...
Golden Lily
At 5.45 A.M. on the morning of 23rd Sep- tember the coxswain observed a fishing- boat approaching the harbour in a strong S.S.E. wind with a very heavy sea.
The boat was struck by successive seas and thrown on to the Annat...