LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Verbena
The Life-boat Bradford, and steam-tug Vulcan, were called out by guns from the Gall Light-vessel, and a flare on the Goodwin Sands at 8 P.M. on the 21st February, during a fresh breeze from the N. On Hearing the sands the Life-boat left the...
Beaconsfield
CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—The barque Beaconsfield, of Brammen, laden with teak from Rangoon for Greenock, via Falmouth, stranded on the ridge inside North Bock in a strong S.S.W. breeze and a rough sea on the 9th April. She fired signals of...
Twilight
The lugger Twilight, of Inverness, when bound on the night of 4th October to Lowestoft for the herring fishing, stranded on the South Scroby Sands. There was a strong N.N.E. breeze with a heavy sea at the time, and their signals of distress...
Parthenia
During a strong W.N.W. breeze, accompanied by a rough sea in the early morning of the 21st September, the Coastguard reported that signals of distress were being made from the middle part of the Cockle Sands. It was then 4.10 A.M., and with...
Lizzie Ellen
The Life-boat Lizzie Ellen was launched on the 12th January to the assistance of a vessel which was being towed into Mount's Bay with a distress signal flying. Before they reached the vessel she anchored, and the steamer which had been...
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St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—At about 6.15 P.M. on the 12th October, 1938, a doctor, a member of the local life-boat committee, asked for the life-boat to be launched to take to Penzance a young man who was suffering from acute...
Wild Duck II
Southwold, Suffolk.—The coastguard telephoned at 12.50 P.M. on the 22nd September that a small yacht about half a mile south of the coastguard station was making signals of distress.
A strong S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with...
Richmond Castle
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.15 P.M.
on the 30th January, 1938, the harbourmaster reported that a vessel between Monifieth and Lady Buoy, in the mouth of the Tay, was firing distress signals.
A S.W. breeze...
Heather (1)
Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— 19th January, 1938. At 2.35 P.M. the motor fishing boat Heather, of Filey, was reported overdue, and as it was not known in which direction she might be, the honorary secretary sent out twelve men in three...
Veryan
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—In the afternoon of the 23rd September, 1938. the coastguard reported that the St. Nicholas Light-vessel was firing and flying signals calling for the lifeboat's help. A light S.S...