LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shamrock
— Soon after 1 P.M. on the 27th June, the Coxswain of the Life-boat was called, and in- formed by telephone that a fishing smack was aground on the Cross Ridge.
The sea was rough and a strong N.E.
breeze...
Old Life-Boats. Some Examples of Their Conversion Into Yachts
Some Examples of their Conversion into Yachtj.
eve ything is done to make the Life-boats of the Institution as perfect as possible in material and workman- ship, and since they are -withdrawn from their Stations as soon...
Category: Articles
Johanne
At 8.40 P.M. on the 1st November the Coastguard reported that a message had been received from the North Goodwin Light- vessel stating that a vessel was ashore, and at about the same time another message was received by wireless tele- graph...
A Naval Motor Barge
During a moderate gale with a heavy sea on the 7th July, the Life-boat Sarah Kay was called out to the assistance of a naval motor-barge, which had become un- manageable and stranded about four miles to the east of...
None (1)
On the evening of the 24th January the Sandness look- out station reported having received a morse message from Papa Stour, an island about twelve miles away, that a man on the island had been seriously injured and required medical attention...
Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk
Walmer, Kent.—At 7 A.M. on the 20th September the Deal coastguard reported a vessel ashore on the sands two miles W.N.W. of East Goodwin light-vessel. She was the French trawler Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk, with a crew of seven on board. A...
Hilary Anne
Southend-on-Sea, Essex. At 7.22 on the evening of the 14th of July, 1958,the Walton coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small cabin cruiser had broken down a quarter of a mile from the Mid Barrow...
Heron
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 5.50 on the morning of the 6th of September, 1959, a message was re- ceived that the motor boat Heron, which had a man and his wife on board and was towing a small dinghy, had not returned from a...
Sunbeam and Bairn's Pride
Arbroath, Angus. On the morning of the 2nd of April, 1960, anxiety was felt for the safety of two fishing boats, Sunbeam and Bairn's Pride, which were lobster fishing off the harbour. It was an hour and a half after high water, there was...
Rosemary V
Torbay, Devon.—At 2.42 early on the morning of the 6th of December, 1953, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that shouts for help had been heard off Freshwater Quarry. At 3.10 the life- boat George Shee put to sea. There was a slight...