LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Medals for Fleetwood and Sheringham.
Coxswain Jeffrey Wright, of Fleetwood, and the moter mechanic, Sydney Hill, have been awarded the Institution's silver medal, and each of the other four members of the crew its vellum, for rescuing the crew of a motor schooner from the...
Category: Articles
Oswy
On the 25th of February the brig Oswy, of Shoreham, being at anchor in a perilous position in the roads off Lowe- stoft, her crew hoisted signals of distress, when a yawl launched and proceeded to her aid, putting 6 hands on board to assist...
David O' Connell, of Arklow
TYRELLA, DUNDRUM BAT, IRELAND.— During a whole gale of wind from S.S.E., on the 6th December, 1865, a schooner was seen endeavouring to beat out of Dundrum Bay. Owing to the heavy gale and the tre- mendous sea running, she failed in doing so...
Providentia, of Svelig
On the 24th March, during a gale of wind from the S.E., the brig Providentia, of Svelvig, near Drammen, while running for the South Harbour, struck on the rocks near the entrance. As soon as the vessel was seen making for the land, the...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 9th Juno, 1904.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Head and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Agnes
At daybreak on the morning of the 28th October, a vessel was seen stranded amongst the breakers about a mile to the eastward of this port.
The Lossiemouth life-boat was at once launched and pulled through a very heavy sea...
Prospect
EYEMOUTH, N.B.—On the 26th December, the smack Prospect, of this place, came into the bay before daybreak, and as the sea in the roadstead was heavy at the time, her anchor was dropped butdid not hold; the waves then drove the vessel in...
Earl of Chatham
CEMAES, ANGLESEY.—At daybreak on the 5th of October a steam-tug entered the bay with a flag half-mast high and blowing her whistle. The Life-boat Ashtonian was launched, and was towed by the tug to the wreck of the ship Earl of Chatham, on...
Lady Westmorland, of Newcastle
Early on the morning of the 24th January, during blowing weather and in a very hard frost, this noble boat and her consort were again the means of rendering good service to a shipwrecked crew. They went out in ready response to signal-guns...
Providence
The ketch Providence, of Goole, bound from Hull to Wells with a cargo of oil cake, parted her anchors during a strong N.N.E.
gale when off the bar, on the 1st April.
Signals of distress were hoisted, and...