LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lady Mary
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about 5.53 P.M. on the 7th May, 1938, the coastguard reported that a barge lying about two miles south of Walton Pier was flying a distress signal. A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rather rough sea....
Blanche
Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 12.20 A.M.
on the 2nd August, 1938, the police reported that a vessel had been dashed against Skegness Pier. A fresh E.N.E.
wind was blowing, with a choppy sea, and the tide was...
A Sailing Boat
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1954, the police reported that a Conway sailing boat, with a crew of two, had capsized near the life-boat station.
At two o'clock the life-boat Field...
Caprella
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—-At 5.25 on the evening of the 18th of November, 1954, the coastguard reported that the tanker Caprella, of Panama, had wire- lessed that she had a sick man on board and needed a doctor. She was at anchor three and a...
Westkust (1)
Scarborough, Flamborough, and Brid- lington, Yorkshire.—On the 9th of December, 1951, the Scarborough life- boat rescued the crew of ten of the Dutch motor vessel Westkust, and the Scarborough bowman lost his life.— Rewards, to FRANK DALTON,...
Westkust (2)
Scarborough, Flamborough, and Brid- lington, Yorkshire.—On the 9th of December, 1951, the Scarborough life- boat rescued the crew of ten of the Dutch motor vessel Westkust, and the Scarborough bowman lost his life.— Rewards, to FRANK DALTON,...
Eilen
During a whole N.E. gale with a very heavy and broken sea a fishing boat came into Scrabster, on the 15th May, and reported that the motor fishing boat Eilen, of Wick, was in a dangerous position to the west of Ruff of...
Provider
Whitby, Yorkshire On the 13th January the Whitby motor fishing vessel Provider went to Bridlington for repairs to her capstan. Nothing was heard of her all day and, as the sea was making, enquiries were madeat 9.30 P.M. It was learnt that...
Ploughboy
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—During the afternoon of the 27th October, 1938, the local fishing boat Ploughboy, with two men on board, was caught at sea by bad weather. A moderate and increasing N.E. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor...
Washington
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.36 A.M.
on the 2nd September, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat authorities that the trawler Washington, of Grimsby, was ashore near Duncansby Head.
The weather was...