LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Awards to Honorary Workers
To Mr. RICHARD BINNY, upon his resignation after 15 years' service as Honorary Secretary of the Padstow Branch, the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum.
To the Rev. Canon GOLDSMITH, upon his resignation after...
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The S.S. Alpine
At 10.15 A.M.
on the 1st December the coastguard at Ballycastle reported that the s.s. Apine, of Glasgow, a collier, bound empty from Londonderry to Glasgow, was dragging her anchors and drifting towards the reefs at...
The Hopper No. 42
— Just before midnight on the 12th-13th September the hopper No. 42, of London, which was making for Ply- mouth to coal, struck on the south side of the Plymouth Breakwater. The Life-boat Eliza Avins was launched to her assistance, and, on...
Astros
REFLOATING A TRAWLER Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 6.20 in the morning of the 2nd of September, 1947, the coastguard reported a trawler ashore south of Rattray Head, with a bad list to port. The motor life-boat Julia Park Barry, of Glasgow,...
Ida
At daybreak on the 27th of February, a vessel of Dundalk, which proved to be the brigantiue Ida, was observed ashore near Black Rock — near the entrance of the harbour of Dun- dalk. A gale was blowing from the E., and a considerable sea was...
Lerina
Clovelly, Devon.—Shortly before halfpast eight in the morning of the 14th March the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned that a small cabin cruiser was flying what appeared to be a large red flag, and was drifting S.W. two miles from...
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...
Mistletoe
The crab boat Mistletoe, of Clovelly, went off to haul the pots in the early morning of the 4th May, and when returning was overtaken by a gale. Men went to see if the boat could be seen, but it was not until 2 P.M. that it was reported that...
The S.S. Teddington
SEPTEMBER 17TH. - NOVEMBER 6TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. The S.S. Teddington, of London, with a valuable cargo on board, had been attacked by German aeroplanes and set on fire. Her crew had been taken off by a naval vessel and the steamer had...
Coniston
Signals of distress were observed from the schooner Coniston, of Barrow, at about 9.30 A.M.
on the 18th March, when the vessel was lying at anchor off Skerries Harbour.
The coxswain of the Life-boat...