LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Vessel The Belle Isle
.— On Sunday, the 19th Jan., the Belle Isle, of Shoreham, was • totally lost on the Sizewell Bank during a strong gale. The Belle Isle having sunk in deep water, the crew took to their boat, • and after drifting about in imminent peril...
Fishing Cobles
CULLERCOATS.—On the llth January, 1893, twenty-five cobles went out fishing, but as a strong N.E. gale sprung up accompanied by a rough sea they were compelled to return to port. Seventeen of them arrived safely in the harbour, but by the...
Marie Kirstine
On the 19th June a vessel with a signal of distress flying was seen, while a strong breeze was blowing from the N.W. with a rough sea and thick weather.
She was on the S. side of Olanyard Bay, and about fifty yards from the...
The Large Screw Steamer Quantock
WINTERTON.—At the termination of a very heavy snowstorm at about 5 P.M. on the 25th January a light and rockets were shown by a vessel which had stranded on the beach about three-quarters of a mile S. of the light-house. The No. 1 Life-boat...
Daramis
On the morning of the 18th July the small yacht Damaris, of Lowestoft, left Southwold, with two men aboard, intending to run to Lowestoft, but found the wind and sea too much for her. She tried twice to return to Southwold but failed, and...
The S.S. Amy
Shortly after 5 A. M, on the llth October, it was reported that a vessel was ashore on the Sizewell Bank, and the No. 2 Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched. A strong S.E. by E. wind was blowing, and a nasty sea was breaking on the Sand...
The Dutch Liner Nieuw Amsterdam
During a strong S.W. gale a Dutch liner named the Nieuw Amsterdam, of Rotterdam, ran ashore on the Goodwin Sands on the 27th December, and the Life-boat Charles Dibdin was promptly despatched to her assistance. On her arrival, however, the...
Marie Celine
On the afternoon of the 9th August a tele- phone message was received from the coast watcher at Cahore that a ketch was ashore on the Rusk bank, about three miles from Cahore Point. A moderate to strong E. by N. wind was blowing, with a...
Plouer
About 1 P.M. on the 29th June, during a whole N. by E.
gale, information reached Margate that a ketch was in distress off Reculvers.
With considerable difficulty owing to the heavy surf breaking on the...
The S.S. Craigern
At 9.30 A.M., on the 4th April, when the fishing-boats were proceeding to the fishing grounds, the Coxswain saw a large steamer ground on the " Outer Owers." He in company with the other boats at once returned and on getting ashore...