LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Peggy
On the 20th Oct. this boat was launched at 5.30 A.M., and saved the crew of the sloop Peggy, of Cardigan, which, in a strong N.N.W. gale, was riding at anchor in the breakers of Cardigan Bar and burning distress signals. Owing to the...
The S.S. Hawthorn
EA. — The Albert Edward Life-boat was launched at 2 A.M. on the 27th January, during a heavy S.S.W. gale, signals of distress having been shown by a vessel, which had stranded about a mile and a half to leeward of the Gunfleet Sand. She was...
Primula
Signals of dis- tress were seen shortly after 7 P.M. on the 19th October from the Barber Sands, and in response the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy was launched. When near the sands the brigantine Primula of Istorp, was seen with heavy seas break...
Ste. Marie Mere de Dieu
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—Signals having been fired by the Wold light-vessel on the night of the 26th April, the Life-boat Margaret was launched at 11.30. A south-westerly wind was then blowing and the sea was moderate. Proceeding in the direction...
The S.S. Jacinth
SUNDERLAND (SotTTH Pl*B>—The S.S.
Jacinth,* of Dundee, in ballast from Montrose for Sunderland, in making for the south entrance, on the night of the 2nd March, struck on the South Beacon rocks and was badly holed. The...
Fred
In response to guns from the East Goodwin Light- vessel indicating a vessel was on that part of the sands, the Life-boat Charles Dibdin was launched at 8.30 A.M. on the 10th March. A passing steamer kindly towed the Life-boat part of the way...
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LIFE-BOATS AS AMBULANCES Lerwick, Shetlands.—At about 2.55 on the afternoon of the 8th of March, 1947, the Medical Officer of Health for the Shetlands, telephoned that a woman was seriously ill at Bardister, and must be taken at once to...
A Small Yacht
Hythe, Kent.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th August the life-boat station received a request for the motor life-boat Viscountess Wakefield to make a search for a small yacht which had put out at 3 P.M., but had not returned. Theweather was fine and...
Acquire, of Inverness
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the morning of the 30th January the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was making for the harbour, and that as there was a heavy swell running at the harbour mouth, and the boat was a stranger, it would be...
The Morecambe Bay Lightvessel
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 4.17 on the morning of the 14th of May, 1954, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that the Morecambe Bay light- vessel had asked for the life-boat as a member of her crew was seriously ill.
At...