LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Good Intent
SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE. — On the morning of the 80th September, a vessel was seen with signals of distress about 5 miles 13. of Skegness. The crew of the Herbert Ingra,m> Life-boat were at once summoned, and the Life-boat having been...
Alma
MAUYPORT, CUMBERLAND.— During a furious gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea on the 23rd January, the Norwegian barque Alma, bound for Maryport with a cargo of pitch-pine, was at anchor in a dangerous position, and made signals of distress. At...
Fairlie and Jane
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—A signal of distress having been shown by the schooner Fairlie and Jane, of Beaamaris, boned from Port Dinorwic for Kamsey, Isle of Man, with a cargo of slate, which was at anchor in Moelfre roadstead, on the 28th March,...
Neath Trader
BURNHAM.—On the 14th October the coxswain of the Life-boat saw the smack Neath Trader, of Newport, Mon., ashore off Burnham during a heavy gale from the W.N.W. at about 10 o'clock A.M. The vessel was fall of water, and there were three...
Ward Jackson, of Carnarvon
On the 25th Feb- ruary the schooner Ward Jackson, of Car- narvon, from Wales to Montrose, was wrecked on the Abertay Sands, Dundee.
A heavy gale from N.E., with, snow and a tremendous sea, made the task of rescuing her crew...
Helena Mena
PALLING, NORFOLK.—A message by telephone was received on the 14th August, reporting that a large barque was aground on the Hasborough Sand. The Life-boat Hearts of Oak was launched at 8.15 a.m., and found the barque Helena Mena, of London,...
Oulton
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—A vessel was observed by the Coastguard to be stranded on the East Hoyle Spit on the morning of the 6th March, and as the weather appeared to be somewhat threatening, and there being a nasty sea on the bank, it was decided...
Caroline
HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The three-masted schooner Caroline, of Padstow, bound from Hayle for Cardiff with sand, while being towed out of the harbour, in a j moderate W.N.W. breeze and a very heavy ground sea, on the 23rd January, stranded on the...
Two Fishing Boats
A mode- rate easterly gale was blowing on the 3rd November, and with the flood-tide the sea increased considerably. During the afternoon two fishing boats, belong- ing to St. Andrew's, which had been waiting for the tide, were observed...
Mabel
The barge Mabel, whilst proceeding from Chichester Harbour to Portsmouth on the 8th February, was caught in a heavy squall when off Hayling Island and dismasted. The Master at once let go his anchor, and made signals of distress. In response...