LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Chalciope
BEAUNTON.—The Life-boat Robert and Catherine was launched at 8.30 P.M. on the 7th December, during a W.S.W. gale and a heavy broken sea, to the assistance of the brigantine Chalciope, of Fleetwood, bound from Corunna for Cardiff with pitwood...
Industry
NEWQUAY, CARDIGANSHIRE. — The schooner Industry, of Aberystwyth, bound from Bristol for Newquay with a general cargo showed signals of distress while at anchor in a dangerous position in the bay, during a strong N.W. gale on the morning of...
Saltee
WEXFORD.—During a gale from the N.E., with sleet showers and a rough sea, on the 16th March, signals of distress were shown by the barque Saltee, of and for "Wexford, laden with wooden goods, which had stranded on the south side of the...
Fishing Boats
On the morning of the 15th February nine fishing boats proceeded to the fishing ground about eight or nine miles from the land. Shortly after having shot theirlines they were overtaken by a heavy gale from the N., and a very rough sea, and...
Blue Jacket
WEXFORD.—At 9 P.M. on the 18th March signals of distress were observed,from a vessel on the North end of the Dogger Bank. The Civil Service No. 1 Life-boat was immediately launched, and proceeded to render assistance. On arriving alongside...
Lorne and Loveid
ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.—About 8 A.M.
on the 27th February a telephone message was received stating that a steamer was blowing a succession of short blasts from a foghorn and immediately afterwards another message an-ived...
No.3
During a whole S.W. gale on the 15th March tho steam hopper No. 3, of Liverpool, was observed to be in difficulties, and the Life-boat John and Henrietta was launched and went to her. The hopper had lost her rudder and was drifting...
Margaret and Ann
NAIRN.—The fishing-yawl Margaret and Ann was seen in the bay, about five hundred yards east of Nairn harbour, in a critical position, while a gale was blowing from the S.W. and a high sea was running, at about 1 P.M. on the 27th June. She...
William Crow
WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the afternoon of the 3rd August, the brigantine William Grow, of Great Yarmouth, was seen to be drifting ashore. A whole gale was blowing from E.N.E., the weather was thick and there was a heavy sea, and as it did not...
Fishing Cobles
FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—While the fishing cobles were returning home in a heavy ground sea on the 1st January, one of them was capsized and her crew of three men thrown into the water, they were fortunately able to reach the boat and hold on to...