LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Vessels
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 5.18 on the morning of the 15th of March, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing fleet were returning to harbour, and as the weather was becoming...
S.S. Empire Dorritt, of Glasgow
MAY 11TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 5.5 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the S.S. Empire Dorritt, of Glasgow, had run aground on Barnard Sands. A light north-easterly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea....
Patriot
OCTOBER 2 9TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. The fishing boat Patriot, with a crew of five, left in the early morning to take relief keepers to the Tuskar Rock Lighthouse. She had not returned by 8.30 that evening and anxiety was felt for...
Catherine of Newry
On the 19th February the services of the Fleetwood life-boat were again called into requisition. A vessel with a flag of distress flying, was observed to be on shore; the wind blowing a gale from N.N.W. at the time, with heavy squalls. The...
The S.S. Rosehill
NOVEMBER 9TH. - POOLBEG, CO DUBLIN. At about 12.15 P.M. information was received from the skipper of a tug that the S.S. Rosehill, of Cardiff, outward bound in ballast for Cardiff, had run aground on a sandbank N.W. of the Bull...
A Number of Fishing Drifters Including The West Neuk
MAY 16TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
During the morning a number of fishing drifters were in the bay waiting to enter the harbour. A north-east gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea at the harbour mouth, and the tide was...
Maxima
The barque Maxima, of Swansea, bound from Cardiff to Valparaiso with a cargo of coal, showed a signal of distress at 7.45 P.M. on the 21st February during a gale from the S.W. and a rough sea. The No. 2 Life-boat went to her assistance, and...
Excel
WITHERNSEA, YORKSHIRE.—Information was received, at 6 A.M. on the 14th August, that the smack Excel, of Grimsby, was on shore off Waxholme Mill. The Admiral Rom Life-boat was launched, but was driven back by the heavy surf. After...
Minnie
SCARBOROUGH. — While the herring fleet was making for the harbour on the morning of the 6th August, in fine weather with very little wind, a very heavy sea rapidly sprung up. The boats were eagerly watched, and at about 10.45 the Life-boat...
Fishing Cobles (2)
HOLY ISLAND.—The No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at about 11 A.M. on the 22ad February, the Kev.W. W. F. Keeling, Vicar of Holy Island, and Honorary Secretary of the Institution's branch, taking charge of the boat in the...