LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishguard Lass and Miss Beck
PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. On the 18th January fearful weather was experienced here, and the Life-boat George Moore was twice launched to the assistance of the crews of distressed vessels.
The wind was blowing a very heavy...
Slaney
MILFORD.—The schooner Slaney, of Wexford, bound to Newport, Hon., in ballast, showed a signal of distress during a strong gale on the morning of the 26th September. The Life-boat Katharine put off to the vessel and found that her crew did...
Ann Mitchell, of Newquay
On the 16th March it was blowing a whole gale from the N.N.E., accompanied by a terrific sea, when the Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Newquay, came into the bay in a distressed state, and after a narrow es- cape of being blown on the rocks, where...
Effort
BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The Life-boat Sobin Hood of Nottingham was launched at 12.30 A.M. on the 31st December, and rescued the crew, consisting of two men, from the smack Effort, of Berwick, which had stranded on the North Steel Bocks...
Helene Lohden and Restitution
Shortly before 1 A.M. on the 23th January the Coast- guard reported that signals of distress had been fired by the St. Nicholas Light-vessel. As quickly as possible the crew of the No 1. Life-boat Mark Lane were assembled, and the Life-boat,...
Anglo American
At 5.35 P.M. on the 12th January, during a fierce N.E.
gale, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore near the Reculvers.
The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriett were summoned and the boat...
Rensche
On the morning of the 14th October the coxswain was informed by the Chief Officer of Coastguard that a message had been received by telephone from Thornham, stating that the services of the Lifeboat were required by a vessel in distress off...
Lotona
The barquentine Latona, oi Portsmouth, whilst bound from Portsmouth to Sun- derland on the 30th January, stranded on the Smithic Sand. A whole gale was blowing from the north with a heavy sea running, and the weather was very cold with snow....
Francis Roberts
About 3 o'clock in. the afternoon on the 15th February, whilst the Life-boatmen were attending the funeral of the celebrated Life-boat veteran, James Haylett, the author of the famous phrase, " Caister men never turn back," the...
Patho
CLACTON.—Two telegrams having been received, one from the coxswain of the Southend Life-boat and the other from Maplin Lighthouse, reporting a vessel on the sands and showing signals of distress, on the 16th January, the Life-boat Albert...