LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
River Nith, of Liverpool
The Life- boat John Ashbury, on this station went off, during a strong wind, before daybreak on the 20th February, in response to signals of distress shown by the ship River Nith, of Liverpool, which was bound to that port from Calcutta with...
Fairlie and Jane
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—A signal of distress having been shown by the schooner Fairlie and Jane, of Beaamaris, boned from Port Dinorwic for Kamsey, Isle of Man, with a cargo of slate, which was at anchor in Moelfre roadstead, on the 28th March,...
Eirion Lass
ABERSOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE. — While the wind was blowing, with the force of a whole gale to a storm, from W.N.W. to N.W., with terrific squalls and a very heavy sea, on the 12th Jan. last, signals of distress were exhibited by the schooner...
Mabel
The barge Mabel, whilst proceeding from Chichester Harbour to Portsmouth on the 8th February, was caught in a heavy squall when off Hayling Island and dismasted. The Master at once let go his anchor, and made signals of distress. In response...
A Pleasure Boat
The Life-boat George Woofindin was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April to the assistance of four men in a pleasure boat off Roker. The men had gone out fishing, but when they at- tempted to return they found that the off-shore wind had...
Special Gifts
From the Men of the Fleet.
A gift of £1,900 has been received from the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. This is a part of the profit made by the Naval Canteen trading during the past year, and it has been given to...
Category: Donations
Respect
At 4.20 on the afternoon of 15th December the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Lizzie Porter was launched in charge of the Second Coxswain, as the fishing boat Respect, of Seahouses, manned by the'Life-boat Coxswain and three other men, had...
L'Arguenon
During a moderate S.W. to W. gale, with a heavy sea, a message was re- ceived at 7.15 P.M. on the 10th January that at 3.15 P.M. the fishing boat L'Arguenon, of St. Malo, was in diffi- culties. The crew of the Motor Life- boat Queen...
Spartan
The Reculvers Coastguard telephoned at 1.45 A.M. oa the 12th April that a vessel in the Gore Channel, east of Hook Sand, was burning flares for help. A moderate N.W. by N.
gale was blowing with a rough sea. The Motor...
Marigold
On the 1st October the small motor fishing boat Marigold, of Thurso, which had gone out fishing, was overtaken by bad weather and was unable to return to harbour. A watch was kept on her for some time, and at 9 A.M. the Motor Life- boat...