LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Nugget, of Bideford
On the night of the 31st Dec, last the brigantine tfuggtt, of Bideford, was driven from her anchors, and stranded on the " Doomed " bar, in Padstow harbour, a Heavy westerly gale blowing at the time. The crew, five in number,- took...
William of, Londonderry
On the 1st March the brigantine William, of Londonderry, was seen driving into Dun- drum Bay, during a strong S.S.E. wind.
She had her foremast carried away by the deck, and was waterlogged. The Life-boat Reigate was...
A Small Boat Named Mizpah
On the 15th August a youth was left in charge of a small boat called the Mizpah. He pushed off from the shore, but in doing so lost one of the oars, and in the pre- vailing gale quickly drifted out to sea.
He was seen...
Henny
At 2.35 P.M.
on the 3rd March, a vessel was observed by the Coxswain standing into danger near the Scroby Sands. He therefore assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat John Burch and proceeded to her. She proved to be...
Artificer
NORTH DEAL, WALMEH, AND RAMS- GATE, KENT.—The Life-boats Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 4, and Charles and Susanna Stephens were launched a few minutes after midnight on the 4th- 5th April, in answer to signals of distress, the steamer...
Special Gifts
From Brazil.
A GIFT of £5 has been received from the staff of the Western Telegraph Company at Maranhao, in Northern Brazil.
Australian's Gift from a Sweepstake.
A gift of...
Category: Donations
Mr. Leonard Gow, Vice-President
IN May, 1930, the Committee of Management appointed Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of the Glasgow Branch since 1927—and previous to that Honorary Secretary of the Branch for 16 years—a Vice-President of the Insti- tution, in recognition of...
Category: Committee
Pilot Me
Information was given to the Life-boat Coxswain shortly before 1 o'clock on the afternoon of 29th February that the motor fishing boat Pilot Me had broken down about three miles N.N.W. of Whitby. A strong N.E. to E. breeze was blowing,...
Renown
The Motor j fishing boat Renown left Lerwick at 10 P.M. on 23rd May for the fishing grounds off the Isle of Noss, and as she , had not returned by the afternoon of j the following day, the Motor Life-boat j was sent out at 4.5...
Mayfly
On the evening of the 28th July telephone messages were received from the Coast- guard that a small yacht was at anchor in a dangerous position about 300 yards off shore, and that she would probably take tie ground and capsize when the tide...