DOVER.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.E., accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 25th March, 1898, two vessels in the bay showed signals of distress, and at 10 A.M. the Life-boat Lewis Morice put off to their assistance. She first proct...
Dungeness, Kent. At 11.50 on the morning of the 12th of February, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the engine of the fishing boat Jaque- line Roberta had broken down three miles south-west of Dungeness and that she had asked...
William Westenra, 6th Baron Rossmore, died on the 17th of October, 1958, at the age of 62. After service during the last war with the directorate of the Air Sea Rescue, Lord Rossmore joined the Committee of Management of the Institution in...
Category: Obituaries
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of June, 1954, the life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was launched on exercise, with the second coxswain in charge, to stand by yachts off Penarth, which were taking...
Be- tween 7 and 8 A.M. on the llth May, when the fishing-boats were at sea, the wind began to freshen and the sea made very rapidly. As it was dangerous for the boats to attempt to take the harbour the Life-boat Theophilus Sidney Eclialaz...
Three sailors in a Life-boat, — one of whom is in the act of rescuing an exhausted mariner from the waves ; inscription, " Let not the deep swallow me up." THIS Medal appeal's to have been one of the chef d'osuvres of the...
Category: Medals
TRAMORE, COUNTY WATERFORD.—The brigantine Albert, of Cork, bound from Newport for Youghal with a cargo of coal, stranded at Tramore in a strong S.W.
breeze, thick weather and rough sea, on the morning of the 25th August....
The following is a list of the services of the boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION during the recent heavy gales:— - ' NO. of Lives saved.
Nov. 16-17,1867.—The Manky Wood life-boat at Poole rescued the crew of...
Category: Services
On the 14th January the Foreland coast watcher telephoned that a fore- and aft schooner, about three miles S.W.
of the look-out, was drifting towards Hayling Island. A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea,...
GOURDON AND JOHNSHAVEN. — Several fishing-boats which had proceeded to sea in favourable weather early in the morning of the 4th March were overtaken by gale from the S.S.E., and as the sea became very heavy considerable anxiety was felt for...