LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annie Melling
The Coastguard officer reported at 9.15 j A.M. on the 6th May that there was a ! vessel on the Long Bank signalling for immediate assistance. The assembly signal was fired and the Life-boat Tom ' and Jennie despatched. There...
Navigator
About 8 P.M. on the llth January, the Coastguard reported that there was a vessel on the Splaugh rock, and the Life-boat Tom and Jennie was promptly despatched to her assistance. After a heavy beat against wind and tide the Life-boat found...
Ellen & John and Margaret
At about 12.15 on the morning of the 21st Feb- ruary the schooner Ellen, of Arklow, when at anchor in the Caldy Roads, commenced to drift and was in danger of driving ashore. There was a whole gale blowing, veering from S.W. to W.N.W., with...
Chariton
At about 1.30 A.M. on the 9th July, while the steam tug Helen Peele, stationed at Padstow, was returning to that place after her annual cruise, a vessel was sighted about two miles from her flying the " Not under control " signal....
Union (1)
At 1 P.M. on the 4th December Coxswain Green observed a schooner in distress off Great Yar- mouth, she having parted from her anchors during a strong S.S.W. gale.
The Life-boat Hugh Taylor was launched and proceeded to the...
Hawksdale (1)
MARGATE AND CLACTON-ON-SEA.—On the morning of the 26th January, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E.
accompanied by a heavy sea, the Margate boatmen observed a large vessel apparently in dangerously close proximity...
Demarius
GRIMSBY.—On the 7th January, notice having been received that the services of the Life-boat were required, the steam Life-boat James Stevens No. 3 left the harbour at 3.40 A.M., and proceeded to the schooner Demarius, of Goole, bound from...
Roslin
PETERHEA.D. — The steam trawler Boslin, of Aberdeen, returning home with several boxes of fish, stranded at Scotston Head in a moderate W.N.W.
breeze, a heavy sea and thick weather, about midnight on the 13th...
A Ketch
The Coxswain of the Life-boat Brittan Willis was informed at 9 P.M. on the 1st September that a ketch was drifting on to the rocks on the north side of Lough Foyle, at a place called the Warren. He at once assembled the crew, and the...
A Steamer (7)
24th-25th Feb- ruary. Following the above assembly the life-boat launched to a steamer in difficulties, but she reached the Tees unaided.—Rewards, £15 9s. 6d..