LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
General San Martin
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 1.4 on the afternoon of the 17th of April, 1956, the Formby coastguard rang up to say that the tanker General San Martin, of Buenos Aires, had reported that several of her crew had been gassed.
Bessie, of Sunderland
The City of Worcester life-boat at Bembridge, I.W., was launched to the as- sistance of the brig Bessie, of Sunderland, which was observed to anchor off that place in a dangerous position. Acting on the ad- vice then given him, the master...
A Rowing Boat
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.—At 10.15 on the morning of the 31st of January, 1953, the life-boat coxswain reported that two men were in diffi- culties in a rowing boat. They had anchored two miles east of Lytham pier and were flying a...
Maggie
The Life-boat Henry Vernon was despatched at 8.30 A.M. on the 18th January to the assistance of the brigantine Maggie A., of Poole, which was sighted about that time making for the river. A strong gale was blowing with a very heavy sea, and...
Dewi Wyn
On the 21st January the schooner Dem Wyn, stranded on Cardigan bar during a heavy ground-swell, the sea breaking completely over her. The Cardigan life-boat, was thereupon launched, and suc- ceeded in taking off the crew of 8 men, and in...
Caroline
On the 23rd February, the steam Lifeboat was called out by signals from the Formby and Crosby light vessels, and on reaching the latter found she had a shipwrecked crew on board. Their vessel, the schooner Caroline, of Fowey, had lost her...
Amy
During a strong easterly gale on 23rd November a signal of distress was observed on the barge Amy, of London, which was dragging her anchor off Hythe. The Life-boat Meyer de Rothschild was launched with considerable difficulty, owing to the...
Dawn Patrol
The number, Yorkshire. — At 6.45 in the evening of the 7th of July, 1948, the Donna Nook coastguard reported a yacht firing red rockets two and a half miles east of Donna Nook, and at 7 o'clock the motor life-boat Milburn, on temporary...
Fishing Cobles
CULLERCOATS.—On the morning of the 9th October a heavy sea rose up, and as several cobles had gone out early, some fishing and some piloting, it was feared that some accident might occur to them in coming in over the bar. The Life-boat...
G.C.B.
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—In the morn- ing of the 9th of December, 1948, a strong southerly gale was blowing.
At 8.35 a barge was seen to be in diffi- culty three-quarters of a mile west of the pier, and the motor life-boat...