LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ringwood
At about 4 o'clock on the morning of the 31st December, a steamer was observed on shore north of Staithes. The rocket brigade were summoned, but it was found that the vessel was too far distant for the rockets to reach her, and the...
Mikado
YACHT'S CREW FOUND IN STATE OF EXHAUSTION Torbay, Devon. At 10.50 on the night of the 14th August, 1962, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from some visitors that flares had been seen in Start Bay off Torcross....
James
DUNBAR.—About noon on the 7th March, when a strong northerly gale was blowing, the steamer James, of Greenock, bound to Campbeltown, was seen drifting towards the shore with signals of distress flying.
The Life-boat Wallace...
Helen
Fleetwood, Lancashire. — At 6.30 in the evening of the 7th of August, 1949, the harbour authorities reported a yacht on the Lighthouse Bank, one and three-quarter miles north of the life- boat station, and at 7.25 the life-boat Ann Letitia...
Maggie
On the night of the 17th November the coastguard reported that a vessel in the roadstead, abreast the town, was burning flares. The Cockle and St.
Nicholas light-vessels also fired signals.
A strong N.E....
Fishing Cobles
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—Thirty two fishing-cobles proceeded to their fishing ground about 18 or 20 miles distant at 3.30 on the morning of the 14th. January. A strong wind sprung up from the S.E. at about 7 o'clock, and by 9...
Goodewind
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. — In the early morning of the 21st of July, 1948, the yacht Goodewind, of Leith, was reported by the coastguard to be dragging her anchors in the bay, but she picked up moorings and seemed to be safe. The...
Pennard Castle
On the after- noon of the 9th November seven men in a small boat from the steam trawler Pennard Castle, of Swansea, who had come ashore during the afternoon, tried to get back to the trawler. A strong north gale was blowing, with a heavy sea...
H.M. Trawler Avanturine (1)
NOVEMBER 24TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 4.50 in the morning a message was received at Shoreham Harbour from the coastguard that H.M. Trawler Avanturine, which had been left at anchor by the Newhaven life-boat off Newhaven, as described...
Union Mars
Cargo vessel alert AT 0450 ON FRIDAY. October 16, 1987— the day Britain was hit by the worst storms for 200 years—the coaster Union Mars reported to coastguards that she had suffered steering failure three miles south south east of St...