LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lady Gladys
PENZANCE. — On the 4th March a whole gale blew from the W., the sea was high, and the weather very squally, with heavy showers of hail. At 9.30 A.M. the barque Lady Gladys, of Tonsberg, bound from Darien, U.S., to Dublin, with pitch pine,...
Thomas Mason
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. — The schooner Thomas Mason, of Beaumaris, stranded on the West Hoyle bank in a W.N.W. wind, misty weather, and a choppy sea on the 14th October. At 8.30 A.M. the Life-boat proceeded to her, and remained by her until high...
Mirliton
On the 31st October flares were seen in the direction of the Holme Sand during a fresh S.E. by S. breeze, and a moderate sea, and the Gorton lightship also firedguns and rockets. The Life-boat proceeded out at 3.25 A.M. in tow of a steamtug,...
Paul
TRAMORE, COUNTY WATERFORD.—The brig Paul, of Hennebont, was seen standing into the bay on the morning of the 22nd February, after a very stormy night.
She had only two topsails and a jib set and appeared to be labouring...
Forthcoming Articles
OWING to the space given in this number to the Rye disaster a number of articles which would otherwise have appeared have been held over until the next issue.
They include an article on the Life-boat Service in Iceland...
Category: Articles
Two Fishing Boats
Informa- tion reached Aranmore about 9 P.M. on the 2nd August that two fishing boats belonging to the place were in difficulties, and as there was a S.E. gale blowing, with a rough sea, the Life-boat La Totitam was launched and proceeded to...
Fishing Boats
At about 2 P.M. on the 4th March it was necessary to launch the Life-boat Tlieo- philus Sidney Echalaz for the protection of some of the fishermen in haddock and small crab boats, which were overtaken by a very heavy sea. To approach the |...
Mr. Benjamin Simons, of Sutton, Lincolnshire
By the death on 15th July, at the age of sixty-nine, of Mr. Benjamin Simons, of Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, the Institution has lost an honorary worker who has been associated with it for forty- three years. Mr. Simons was appointed...
Category: Obituaries
Golden Rule II and Dawn
The Motor Life- boat John and William Mudie was launched at 8.45 A.M. and again at 10.30 A.M. on 12th May, in a strong S.E. breeze with a very heavy sea and escorted into harbour the local fishing boats Golden Rule II. and Dawn.
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Star of Hope, Freda and Minnie
On the morning of the 1st May the local motor fishing cobles put out to haul crab pots. A moderate N. wind was blowing, with a considerable ground swell, and at 10.30 A.M. with the tide ebbing the sea broke heavily across the bay, making the...