LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir Richard
FISHGUABD, SOOTH WALES.—At about 10 o'clock on the morning of the 31st of October, signals of distress were shown by two schooners which, with other ves sels, had taken refuge in the bay on the previous day, being unable to go round St....
Crane
On the 31st December, at 3 P.M., the Life-boat Christopher Brown was launched during a S.W. gale, and proceeded to the smack Crane, of Beau- inariSj which vessel was at anchor in a dangerous position with a signal of dis- tress flying. The...
James Vinnicombe
On the 3rd February, in reply to signals of distress shown by the barque James Vinnicombe, of Sunderland, which had been in collision with another vessel and was in a disabled condition, the same Life-boat was launched, and, assisted by...
None
On the 19th September signals of distress having been fired by the Skerries lighthouse, the Life-boat Thomas Fielden was launched at 3.30 A.M. in a moderate sea, a strong breeze, and hazy weather, and found that the signals had been made...
Eugenie
On the 13th November the brig Eugenie, of Brevig, bound for Great Yarmouth with a cargo of ice, stranded on the North Scroby Sand in a very heavy sea and a strong breeze from the S.S.W. The Life-boat Beauchamp went to her assistance and,...
Star
CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—In the afternoon of the 4th April, during thick but calm weather, a vessel was reported to be stranded on the Skerries, and signalguns were heard. At 2.30 the Life-boat B. J. Nicholson was launched, found the schooner Star,...
Marz
THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning of the 17th June information was received that a vessel was in distress off Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J.
was...
Margaret and Francis
Aberdeen, and Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
—On the morning of the 16th December the Cockenzie drifter Margaret and Francis was bound, light, from Burghead to Leith, with a crew of three on board. A whole southerly gale was...
Ira
GREEK STEAMER ON THE GOODWINS Walmer, Kent.—At midnight on the 7th of March, 1947, information was received from the Deal coastguard that an S O S had been sent out by a ship which -had grounded on the south part of the Goodwin Sands. A...
London International Boat Show 1979
EARL'S COURT, JANUARY 4-14 THE COMBINATION OF BLIZZARDS and transport strikes at the beginning of January might have seemed enough to scupper any exhibition—but not the London Boat Show. In spite of these difficulties and a stand which...
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