LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lucy (1)
Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Poole Lifeboat station was informed by Portland RHQ at 0750 on Tuesday, August 23 that a Dutch warship had reported a 25' yacht, Lucy, with a broken rudder 23 miles south of Anvil...
Mildred
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. — At two o'clock in the afternoon of the 30th of November, 1949, the life-boat J. W.
Archer was launched for exercise in a rough sea, with a south-westerly breeze blowing. Two miles east of...
A Fishing Boat
St. Helier, Jersey - At 2.45 a.m. on i8th June, 1966, a small fishing boat was reported overdue. There was a light south south westerly breeze with a slight sea. Inquiries were made as to the boat's expected arrival and it was learnt...
Fishing Cobles
On the morning of the 18th January, the coxswain reported that seven of the local motor fishing cobles were at sea and in danger owing to the very heavy sea. The pulling and sailing life-boat Arthur R. Dawes was launched at 9.15 A.M. and...
Maria Jane
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN. — The lugger Maria Jane, of Peel, left the harbour at about 4 p.m., on the 26th March, for mackerel fishing off the coast of Ireland.
A strong breeze was then blowing from N.N.W. and the sea was rough....
(Right) Forward Cabin Looking Aft to Engine Room Bulkhead on Which Are Sited Electrical Distribution Board and First Aid Stowage Battery Box Forms a Step Forward of Ha
(Right) Forward cabin, looking aft to engine room bulkhead on which are sited electrical distribution board and first aid stowage. Battery box forms a step forward of hatch. A ventilation trunk runs below side deck and a flexible ventilation... - View image in PDF
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Armana, of Sunderland
On the 20th February, 1865, the Blake- ney life-boat again went out, and rescued the crew of 13 men from the barque Arnfino,, of Sunderland, which was totally wrecked, during thick weather, about 3 miles east of Blakeney Harbour. The...
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Twilight
The lugger Twilight, of Inverness, when bound on the night of 4th October to Lowestoft for the herring fishing, stranded on the South Scroby Sands. There was a strong N.N.E. breeze with a heavy sea at the time, and their signals of distress...
Civil Joyce, Hellier, Blue Bird and Dorothy
The local fishing cobles Civil Joyce, Hellier, Blue Bird and Dorothy put to sea at 7 A.M. to haul lines which had been shot overnight.
The weather was fair. By 11 A.M. a north gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and...