LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Loch Fergus
KINGSTOWN.—The barque Loch Fergus, of Liverpool, bound from Glasgow for Brisbane with a general cargo, stranded in Killiney Bay in thick weather, moderate gale from S.E. and a rough sea, on the morning of the 6th February. A tug attempted to...
A Boat
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 10.50 on the night of the 30th of July, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that shouts for help could be heard from the wreck-marker buoy in Ox- wich Bay. At 11.5 the life-boat William Gammon—Manchester and...
Thomas Hardy
INJURED MAN TAKEN OFF COLLIER Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 11.25 on the morning of the 11th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there was a sick man aboard the Grimsby trawler Yesso, which was then ten miles north...
A Motor Boat
MOTOR BOAT BEACHED Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 4.58 on the afternoon of Sunday the 1st September, 1963, the coastguard told the coxswain that a motor boat south of the lookout had broken down. The coxswain studied the boat's position...
A Vessel (2)
Aith, Shetland*, and St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—llth December. A vessel in difficulties off the Hebrides sent out a wireless message, but her position was not identified and as it was thought that she might be in the neighbourhood of...
Two Fishing Boats
DECEMBER 20TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. During the afternoon two small fishing boats were seen off Bullock.
A strong southerly wind was blowing, with a very choppy sea. One boat was seen to take the other in tow, but...
Bessie Whinery
QUEENSTOWN. —A telegram was received from the officer of Coastguard at Ballycroneen, at about 3 A.M. on the 4th March, stating that a vessel was displaying signals of distress off that place. The Quiver Life-boat was speedily despatched to...
Snaefell
FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.—At 8 P.M. on the 4th February the Life-boat Sob Newbon was launched, intelligence having been received from the coastguard that a vessel was aground on the Black Rock. A moderate wind was blowing from E.N.E., and there...
None (6)
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 11.28 on the morning of the 22nd of December, 1952, the Medical Officer of Health for the Shetlands asked if the life-boat would go to Fair Isle and bring back a man who had appendicitis. The weather was too bad for a...
Letters
The RNLI in Ireland Having been for more than 21 years honorary secretary of one of the busiest lifeboat stations in Ireland, I was naturally much interested by the fine article in the spring issue of THE LIFEBOAT by my friend Brian Clark,...
Category: Correspondence