LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Jabez, of Scarborough
— On the 23rd March, the brig Jabez, of Scarborough, was stranded on the Dutchman's Bank during a fresh gale from N.W. The Penmon life- boat put off, but after rescuing 5 of the shipwrecked crew, she capsized. She soon righted herself,...
Pern
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At 8.7 on the evening of the 22nd October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Pern, of Aberdeen, had wirelessed that she had broken down and was driving ashore about three miles south-east of...
E286 (1)
HELICOPTER RESCUES TWO FROM DINGHY Minehead, and Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 11.30 on the morning of the 26th August, 1962, the police at Minehead reported that a dinghy, with a crew of two, was in difficulties off Dunster beach, and at...
Lillian
NIGHT SEARCH THE life-boat at Buckie, BanfFshire, was launched on 8th August, 1971, because the 20-foot motor ketch Lillian, which had left Findochty at 3 p.m.
for Hopeman, had not arrived at her...
A Cabin Cruiser and Yachts
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a woman had reported that her husband had been missing for over three hours in his cabin cruiser, which was equipped...
Moonstone
Exmouth, Devon.—At nine o'clock on the morning of the 18th of July, 1953, the life-boat Catherine Harriet Eaton was launched to attend the life-boat flag day at Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. At 12.5, when she was at Sidmouth, two...
Fishing Cobles (1)
Shortly before 8 A.M., on the 2nd April, it was reported that the fishing fleet were at sea and some of them were coming for the har- bour. There was a strong W.N.W.
breeze, and the sea was growing on the Bar as the tide...
Mint
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wezford.—At 11.10 on the night of the 14th .of August, 1948, the Lowestoft steam trawler Lord Anson reported that the steam trawler Mint, also of Lowestoft, was calling for help on her radio, and the motor life-boat...
An Aeroplane (2)
Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—At about 10.15 on the night of the 10th of June, 1948, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned the Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Douglas life- boat stations that an aeroplane, with eight...
Apollo
The steam trawler Apollo of Sandefjord, Norway, was reported ashore on the Middle Barber Sands during thick weather on the 21st January. The No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was launched to her assistance and found the vessel riding with her...