LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ellen and Unda
CABDIGAK.—At about 9 P.M. on the 6th September, the smack Ellen, of and from Milford, for Cardigan, with a cargo of limestones, anchored in Cardigan Bay, during a heavy gale from the N. W. by W.
and a high sea. She was...
Life-Boat As Ambulance
IT has happened on a number of occasions that a Life-boat has acted as ambulance in bringing injured men to shore. Another service of this kind was performed by the Appledoie Motor Life-boat on the 10th October. A wireless message was...
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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...
The S.S. Bencroy
An excep- tionally severe gale was experienced on all coasts of the United Kingdom on the 22nd February, and about 12.40 P.M.
the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumber- land was called out to the assistance of the s.s. Bencroy...
Amy
At 6.20 P.M. on the 25th April the Life-boat Charles Arkcoll was launched in a heavy sea and blinding snowstorm to the assistance of the barge Amy, of London. A moderate W.S.W. gale was blowing, and the barge had lost her top-mast and...
Golden Lily
At 5.45 A.M. on the morning of 23rd Sep- tember the coxswain observed a fishing- boat approaching the harbour in a strong S.S.E. wind with a very heavy sea.
The boat was struck by successive seas and thrown on to the Annat...
Resolute
On the 21st September the fishing-boat Resolute, of Leith, whilst bound from Methil to Kincardine for fishing, was driven to sea by the force of the gale, and took refuge in St. Andrews Bay. On the 28th September, when lying there, she was...
The S.S. Skane
The s.s. Slcane', of Helsingborg, whilst bound from Stock- holm to Calais with a cargo of timber, stranded on the Whitby Bock during the evening of the 30th November. As ! the weather was fine and the sea smooth ; the fishermen put off...
Agenese
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—Signal guns were fired by the Newarp Lightship on the morning of the 5th May and a vessel with only one mast standing was seen to be drifting on the outer side of the lightship.
The Life-boat Margaret...
Hakon Jarl
GREAT YARMOUTH.—On the 18th March the barque Hakon Jarl, of Arendal, Norway, bound for G-oole, with a cargo of logwood, which had been riding in the roadstead, was seen drifting towards the Scroby Sands with a signal of distress flying. The...