On the 15th October, during a strong westerly breeze, the lugger Castletown, of Belfast, in working out of Howth Harbour, struck on a rock near Ireland's Eve. The tide being at the time just on the turn, her position became very perilous...
On the 21st of January the Lytham life-boat again rendered a most important service. On the morning of that day a vessel was observed pn the Salthonse Bank making signals of distress, it blowing a hard gale from the N.W., with a heavy...
WEXFORD,—At 1 P.M., on the 9th May, while a strong wind was blowing in squalis from the N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea, signals of distress were shown from the fishing yawl Favourite, of Wexford, which had stranded on the South side of the...
NEW BRIGHTON.—Bockets were fired from Blundle Sands and New Brighton Coastguard stations on the evening of the 3rd December, denoting that a vessel was in danger, and that the services of the Life-boat were required. The Willie and Arthur...
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—-About dark on the evening of the 29th April the schooner John, of Runcorn, bound from Penmaenmawr to Dublin, was observed in a dangerous position in Moelfre Bay, during a strong gale from the...
SWANSEA.—The coxswain of the Lifeboat received a telegram from the harbour master at Port Talbot shortly before 5 P.M. on the 1st December, stating that a vessel was ashore on Port Talbot bar.
The wind was blowing from the...
SCARBOROUGH. — While the herring fleet was making for the harbour on the morning of the 6th August, in fine weather with very little wind, a very heavy sea rapidly sprung up. The boats were eagerly watched, and at about 10.45 the Life-boat...
ORME'S HEAD.—On the afternoon of the 1st February the Life-boat Sunlight No. 1 was launched in response to signals of distress shown by vessels in the bay while a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W. with a rough sea. The boat took off...
After dark on the 1st of November, the Life-boat George Gay, in answer to signals of distress observed from Penarth, proceeded to the roadstead, where she found two vessels in collision; a strong breeze from the S.W. was blowing at the time,...
On the 17th May the Life-boat Sarah, Tancred ren- dered valuable assistance to the yacht Nicomi, of Dalkey, which was in great dis- tress off Bray Head in a fresh gale at E.N.E..