LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sparkling Wave, of Sunderland
On the 8th March, the barque Sparkling Wave, of Sunderland, was stranded, and afterwards became a total wreck, on the South Scroby Sand. It was blowing a heavy gale of wind at the time.
The Birmingham No. 2 life-boat went...
A Fishing Boat
On the 27th March, while the Oxfordshire life-boat was out for her usual quarterly exercise, she fell in with a small boat, containing 2 fishermen, belong- ing to Looe. They were in great distress, being unable to pull against the strong...
Vivid, of Wessex
On the 13th September, the Cahore life- boat again put off, in reply to signals of distress from the schooner Vivid, of Wex- ford, which was stranded about a quarter of a mile from the shore close to Poulduff Pier.
The life...
Medora
BLACKPOOL.—At about 9 A.M., on the 27th November, the Robert William Lifeboat proceeded to the aid of the barque Medora, of Laurvig, which was observed to be drifting into a dangerous position.
One of the Life-boatmen was...
Lady Dalhousie
POBTHOUSTOCK, COXSWAIN,.—At midnight on the 13th April, during a strong breeze from the N.E., the weather at the same time being hazy, it was reported that a large steamer had struck on the Manacles Boots. The Mary Ann Storey Life-boat...
A Fishing Coble
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the 29th January a gale from N.N.W. sprung up, accompanied by a rough sea, and the cobles which had gone out fishing returned home. One of the boats, however, had not come in, and as it was evident she would encounter...
Fishing Cobles (1)
A fishing coble having been disabled by a sudden squall on the morning of the 25th June, when about three-quarters of a mile from the shore, a pilot coble which was near at hand proceeded to her and renderedassistance. A moderate gale was...
Fishing Cobles
CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.
Eight fishing-cobles were endeavouring to return home while a heavy sea was breaking on the bar on the 31st January.
As they would incur considerable risk in crossing, the Life...
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday " Season" for 1904 is now almost over, and having regard to the wave of commercial de- pression which has been sweeping the country, it has been a decidedly success- ful one. When times are bad it needs all...
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.—The Motor Life-boat William Evans was launched at 1 P.M. on the 20th October, on the receipt of an urgent appeal from a nurse on Inishere Island for a doctor.
No other suitable boat was available so the Life-boat took the...