LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mia Madre E. (1)
RAMSGATE AND DEAL.—On the 25th August, at about 3 A.M., signals were shown from the Gull Light-ship, and the Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, and the Van Kook Life-boat, stationed at Deal, proceeded to the Goodwin...
A Steamer Phryne
SEPT. 24TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
A message was received from the coastguard at 8 A.M. that a steamer was sinking through enemy action, three or four miles E. by N; from the look-out. A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavy...
Ruffian
Swim to yacht A YACHT AGROUND on rocks in the vicinity of Beckermet, about six miles south of St Bees, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Bees lifeboat station by Liverpool Coastguard at 0400 on Sunday August 29, 1982. It was an...
M.V. Timber Skipper
Standing by ON TUESDAY, January 14, at 0345, Rosslare Harbour honorary secretary received a telephone message from Rosslare Pier that MV Timber Skipper of London, carrying a crew of seven, had gone aground in very high seas 4 nautical miles...
The Danish Fishing Vessel Bent Erik
APRIL 6TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
About 4.30 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was a shore at Covesea Skerries and a few minutes later reported that she was firing red lights. At five o’clock the...
Fraternite
On the 2nd August the dandy Fraternite, of Fecamp, whilst beating through the roads, collided with a steamer and was commencing to sink. Her crew took to their boat and were picked up by a shrimping boat and taken to Yarmouth. The Gorleston...
Yacht Raider
Torbay, Devon.—At 11.15 on the night of the 14th of June, 1952, the Brixham coastguard telephoned that a red flare had been seen between four and five miles east of Berry Head, and at 11.40 the life-boat George Shee left her moorings. The...
Lifeboat Services (From Page 47)
(from page 47) east, near gale force 7, the sea moderate; visibility was good.
The honorary medical adviser could not embark as he was already at an emergency, but the injured man had been tended by a member of La Quintals...
Category: Services
Chevereul
CARNSORE.—On the 21st December, at 2.15 A.M., a vessel was reported to be stranded in Churchtown Bay. The Lifeboat Iris proceeded there promptly, and found the barque Chevereul, of Havre, ashore there. The wind was blowing from the S.E.,...
Austrums, of Riga
Fourteen Launches in One Day.
Two Services by the Ramsey, Isle of Man, Life-boat.
ON January 26fch last there were severe gales all round the coast, and fourteen Life-boat launches took place at Montrose,...