LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Olive Branch
WATCHET.—On the 29th March, the sloop Olive Branch, of Cardiff, exhibited a signal of distress. The Life-boat Joseph Somes immediately proceeded to her assistance, and by skilful management she succeeded in getting alongside to leeward of...
The Hythe Life-Boat Crew's Concert
A CONCERT, largely arranged and carried out by the Crew of the Motor Life-boat, was held at Hythe, Kent, on 29th and 30th January last. The notices warned purchasers of tickets that if a call for the Life-boat came, the concert would be...
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Challenge
The Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens saved the crew of three hands of the barge Challenge, of Weymouth, during a strong N.E. gale and very heavy sea, on the 12th April. The barge, whilst bound from Portland to London with a cargo...
Eglantine
At 1.20A.M. on the 16th April the Coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore on the Brigg, and the Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched to help her. She found the vessel was the steamer Eglantine, of North Shields, bound for Havre with...
Galatea
WINTERTON. — The full - rigged ship Galatea, of Greenock, bound from Hamburg to Sydney with a general cargo, stranded on Hammond's KnolJ, in a fresh N.E. breeze, a rough sea and thick weather, on the 27th June. The lookout man at...
The Fishing Steamers Salamander and Queenborough
FENIT (TRALEE BAY), Co. K«BBY.—The Life-boat John Willmot was launched at 1 P.M. on the 19th April and proceeded to the fishing steamer Salamander which had stranded on a dangerous reef of rocks in Brandon Bay in a dense...
The Wandsbek
CADGWITH, CORNWALL.—The full-rigged ship, Wandsbek, of Hamburg, struck on the Dales rocks at the Lizard Point, on the 26th May. Bookets were fired fromthe signal station, the Life-boat Minnit Moon wai launched at 4.5 P.M. in response to them...
Coxswain Henry Blogg and "Monte."
THE photograph on page 132 shows Coxswain Henry Blogg, of Cromer, with a dog which he rescued from the Italian steamer Monte Nevoso on 16th October of last year. Coxswain Blogg received the Institution's silver medal for this service, in...
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The S.S. Grey Friar
JANUARY 13TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
At 2.26 P.M. the Admiralty salvage officer at The Humber asked for the services of the life-boat to take him and his party out to the wreck of a collier, the S.S. Grey Friar, of...
Actuosity
OCTOBER 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At about 6.55 A.M. the coxswain heard through the coastguard that a small boat was making signals of distress about two miles S.E. by E. of Cromer. A moderate easterly wind was blowing, with...