LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Life-Boat Station In Scotland. Barra Island In the Southern Hebrides
Barra Island in the Southern Hebrides.
IN July the Committee of Management decided to establish a Motor Life-boat Station at Castlebay, on Barra Island, in the Southern Hebrides. There has been a Station at Stornoway in...
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The Whaler Paul
Dover, Kent.—On the afternoon of the 16th of September, 1952, the whaler Paul, of Dover, with three boys from Dover College on board, was blown out of the western entrance to Dover harbour. At 3.45 the life-boat Southern Africa left her...
Miriam
Wicklow.—At 4.30 on the morning of the 4th of November, 1952, three men put out in the rowing boat Miriam to fish, but a strong south-westerly gale sprang up. Anxiety was felt for their safety, and at 10.15 the life-boat Lady Kylsant was...
The Admiralty Trawler Cape Barracouta
Ramsgate, Kent.—On the 7th October, 1939, two vessels were seen to be ashore on Goodwin Sands. One of them was the Admiralty trawler Cape Barracouta. A light E.N.E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 11.45A.M. the motor life-boat...
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ANOTHER SNOW-BOUND TOWN HELPED Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—On the 14th of March, 1947, when the Portpatrick district was snowbound and food was short, the motor life-boat Jeanie Spiers went to Stranraer to fetch bread and other provisions....
Sepoy
.—On the 13th Decem- ber the barge Sepoy, of Dover, was wrecked off Cromer. Both the Cromer life-boats went to her help and the motor life-boat rescued the crew of two.
—Rewards to the crew of the motor life-boat, bar to...
Fishing Boats (1)
Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—-About noon on the 9th of November, 1949, a strong south-easterly gale arose, and conditions at the harbour entrance became so bad that the danger signal was hoisted. All the fishing boats were at sea, so the...
Vega
EMPTY YACHT ADRIFT Wicklow.—At 10.80 in the morning of the 10th of November, 1947, the owner of the sailing yacht Vega, of Wicklow, reported that his yacht was adrift 5 miles to the east and, as no other boat was available, asked for the...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Mrs.
Louisa Taylor, one of the launchers at Newbiggin, Northumberland. The Newbiggin women were awarded the Institution's thanks on vellum for helping to haul the life-boat up a cliff,...
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The S.S. Annagher
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—llth December, 1937. The s.s. Annagher, of Belfast, sank off Ballymacormick Point, with the loss of nine of her crew of ten.
The life-boat was quickly launched, but the steamer went down too quickly...