LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Samuel Dixon
WICKLOW.—The Bolert T. Garden Life-boat was launched at 7.30 A.M. on the 1st November, and proceeded to the assistance of the schooner Samuel Dixon, of "Wexford, bound from Llanelly for Wexford with a cargo of coal, which had shown a...
William and Anthony
HARWICH.—On the morning of the 14th March, signals haying been fired by the Cork Light-vessel, the Life-boat Springwell was launched at 1.15 during a strong E.S.E. gale and a heavy sea. On leaving the harbour, the brig William and Anthony,...
Ocean Star
CAISTER.—The No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, was launched at 1.45 P.M. on the 7th June, during a thick fog, a freslj S. breeze and a heavy sea, to the assistance of the fishing dandy Ocean Star, of Great Yarmouth, which had stranded on the...
Fairy
CARNSORE—On the 19th December, the Life-boat Iris was launched to the assistance of the dandy Fairy, of Wexford, which vessel is employed as tender to the Tuskar lightship. Her mast had been carried away while wearing, during a fresh N.W....
Hazard
Early on the following day the brig Hazard, of Grimstead, bound to that port from Dover, in ballast, showed signals of distress in the offing. She appeared to be trying to work off the land, but could not do so, owing to the heavy wind and...
Fishing Cobles (1)
On the 1st March the Life-boat was again launched to the help of distressed fishing-boats. Between twenty and thirty of them were out when a strong gale sprang up from the S. by E., with a rough sea, and they all returned with the exception...
President Garfield
ABERSOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE.—Signals of distress having been shown by the schooner President Garfield, of Amlwch, coal laden from Liverpool for Abersoch, which was lying at anchor in St. Tudwall's Beads during a moderate gale figom the...
Antoinette (1)
PORT ISAAC and PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
—Oa the morning of the 2ad January a barque, which proved to be the Antoinette, of St. John, New Brunswick, bound from Newport for Santos with coals, was observed about eight miles distant...
A Pilot Boat
RUNSWICK.—At about 4 P.M. on the 7th Apiil a pilot boat was seen making for the shore. A heavy gea was then breaking on the bar, and the boat would evidently run considerable danger in attempting to cross it. It was therefore decided to take...
Shamrock
DUNGARVAN, Co. WATERFORD. On the 12th January, at 5.30 P.M., the fishing lugger Shamrock, of Peel, arrived at Ballinacourty and anchored about a hundred yards from the fishery pier. At about 8.30 one of her anchors parted and the vessel...