LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ellen & John and Margaret
At about 12.15 on the morning of the 21st Feb- ruary the schooner Ellen, of Arklow, when at anchor in the Caldy Roads, commenced to drift and was in danger of driving ashore. There was a whole gale blowing, veering from S.W. to W.N.W., with...
Sophia and Rebecca
At about 2 A.M.
on the 7th June, in a moderate E.N.E.
breeze, but very heavy ground swell, the Coxswain of the Palling No. 1 Life-boat, 5itJt West Norfolk Regiment, and the Coastguard saw what they thought...
William and Alice
The schooner William and Alice, of Hull, whilst bound from that port to Grays with a cargo j of coal, stranded on the Cockle Sand on I the 31st August. The crew of the No.
; 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy were assembled and the...
Glad Tidings and Therisa
At 1 P.M. on 23rd February, the W.S.W.
wind suddenly rose and by half-past two o'clock was blowing a strong gale.
About this time two fishing boats were seen crossing the Montrose Bay heading...
Rosa and The Cornucopia
Shortly be- fore noon on the 15th November two fishing-yawls—the Bose and the Cornu- copia—belonging to St. Abbs, were seen from the harbour to be in great danger.
They had gone off fishing at dawn, but during the morning...
Volunteer and Sarah Davies
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. — Flares were shown by two vessels at anchor in Fishguard Bay while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather and snow, onthe llth February. Eockets were immediately fired at...
Albion and Esther
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a rough sea and squally weather, on the 3rd August, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Albion, of and from Buncorn, for the Yealm river,...
Ocean and Queen's Jubilee
SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. — About 4.30 P.M. on the 15th April two fishermen reported that two cobles, engager! in crab-catching between four and five miles north-east of the Castle foot,were in danger owing to the strong sea and...
Edith and Hilda
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the afternoon of the 7th April the coastguard reported that a sailing barge some miles S.W. of Clacton appeared to be in difficulties, with her mainsail carried away. A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a...