LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Yvonne
Plymouth.
ON the 3rd October the Plymouth Lifeboat was launched shortly before 10 P.M., in a strong southerly gale, with heavy rain and a very heavy sea, to the help of a vessel which had been driven ashore on the eastern...
One Man, one vision
Imagine you’re out at sea, having fallen from a boat somewhere off the coast of the UK or Republic of Ireland. You’re treading cold, rough water.
And then you hear engines, and you see a splash...
Category: Articles
Ada Melmore
PORT ISAAC.—On the 20th February, during a heavy gale from N.W., the barque Ada Melmore, of Maryport, was observed at anchor close in upon the rocks, near Port Quin, 4 miles from Port Isaac, with Signals of distress flying. About 9...
Europa
During a whole N.N.W. gale on the 8th January a vessel was sighted dismasted and apparently at anchor about eight miles off Trevose Head. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Edmund Harvey were summoned, and in tow of the Institution's tug...
Fishing Cobles (3)
At 6.30 A.M. on the 26th December fourteen of the cobles belonging to Filey put to sea for the purpose of hauling their lines, and at about 8 A.M. the wind commenced to freshen, causing most of the boats to run for safety. By 10 A.M. all the...
Try Again
REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.—On the 26th August one of the pilots went out in his boat, the Try Again, to bring back another pilot who was taking out a steamer. The wind, which was blowing from N.N.E., increased to a strong gale and a heavy sea sprung...
Maggie Smith, the Sunshine and Girl Mary
Arbroath, Angus.—On the night of the 23rd-24th April the weather became bad, and soon after midnight a strong S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. Six local fishing boats were at sea. One of them, the Maggie Smith, was seen...
A Small Pulling Boat
Islay, Inner Hebrides.—At 8.50, on the evening of the 29th of August, 1950, it was learned that a small pulling boat from Caol Ha Distillery had been carried south through the Sound of Islay and would be unable to return against the tide....
Courage
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 1.5 on the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1956, it was reported by the coxswain that he had heard the local fishing boat Courage calling for help on her wire-less. Ten minutes later the life-boat E.C.J.It, was...
Galata
YACHT BREAKS FROM MOORINGS Beaumaris, Anglesey. At mid-day on Monday the 26th August, 1963, the yacht Galata broke away from her moorings off Beaumaris. A near gale was blowing from the south-west and there was a rough sea. The life-boat...