LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Eureka
EASTBOURNE.—The barge Eureka, Rochester, laden with linseed cake and oats, hoisted a signal of distress while riding at anchor in the offing in a strong 3. wind and thick weather, accompanied by a heavy sea, on the morning of the 8th July....
Finlandia
LIFE-BOAT AND TUGS TO HELP OF DUTCH VESSEL St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 4.45 on the morning of the 4th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Dutch vessel was in distress, and though the position of the...
Mizpa, John and Margaret, and Primrose
Newbiggin, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 30th January the coastguard reported that the fishing cobles Mizpa, John and Margaret and Primrose were out, and as a heavy swell was running, with a moderate westerly breeze, they would be in...
Pluto
Margate, Kent.—At 4.56 on the after- noon of the 21st of August, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that he had seen a cabin cruiser two miles to the eastward and that one of her crew was waving a shirt. At 5.2 the life- boat North Foreland...
Life-Boat Capsized
In November, 1944, the self-righting life-beat at Hastings was struck by a very heavy sea and capsized, throwing three of her crew overboard. She came right way up at once, and the other six men hauled the three on board again. As she...
Category: Articles
Shield for Best Wreck Service
MR. ERNEST MARPLES, Minister of Transport, has awarded the shield for the best wreck service for the year 1959/60 jointly to the Rattray Head and Fraserburgh life-saving appliance companies of H.M. Coastguard for the rescue of the crew of...
Category: Awards
Lady Maud
On the evening of the 24th April a telephone message was received from the coast- guard that a barge was anchored off Platters reef with her sprit-sail blown away, and was flying a distress signal.
A motor boat had...
Five Fishing Boats
MARCH. 8TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE. During the morning a strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, with a rough sea, and the fresh water from the flooded river Girvan was making the harbour bar extremely dangerous. Five fishing boats from Girvan and two...
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..
Patria
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—At seven o'clock on the evening of the 7th of December, 1957, the honorary secre- tary was informed that the motor vessel Patria, of Groningen, was in distress in Sheephaven Bay. Four of her crew tried to come...