LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Minnie Coles
On the 14th January, at 5.30 A.M., during a moderate breeze from the N.N.E., with snow squalls, the Bradford Life-boat and harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out in response to signals of distress, and brought the schooner Minnie Coles, of...
Grasshopper
At about 10 A.M., on the 7th March, a message from Boarhills reported that a vessel was in a dangerous position about 4 miles east of St. Andrew's. The wind had fallen, but a very heavy sea was still running. The Ladies' Own...
Fishing Boats (3)
SCARBOROUGH.—On the evening of the 14th June a schooner bound for Searborough was sighted about five miles off.
Two pilot boats went off to her, and whilst they were out the sea, which was very strong, increased...
A Small Boat (1)
The Motor Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched at 1.50 P.M. on the 17th April, in a strong and gusty E. breeze with a rough sea, as the Coastguard had received a message by telephone that a small boat had capsized off Jaywick, two miles...
Daedalus
Early on the morning of the 17th July a tele- phone message was received from the Needles Signal Station that a small yacht, anchored W. of Shingle Bank Buoy, was burning flares and making S.O.S. signals on a lamp. A fresh E, breeze was...
None (6)
A request was received from the Officer Com- manding, 4th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, Gosport, on the 10th Decem- ber, for the help of the Life-boat, as three men were marooned on St. Helen's Fort without food. The Motor Life-...
Europa
During a whole N.N.W. gale on the 8th January a vessel was sighted dismasted and apparently at anchor about eight miles off Trevose Head. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Edmund Harvey were summoned, and in tow of the Institution's tug...
A Small Fishing Boat
— In the afternoon of 1st November it was found necessary to launch the Life-boat to go to the assistance of a small fishing-boat which had put off earlier in the day with a crew of three men. A very heavy ground sea had set in, and the sea...
Fearless
The Life-boat > Co-operator No. 2 was launched at 12.45 P.M. on the 30th December during a S. W.
\ gale to the assistance of the fishing- boat Fearless, which was observed in distress about four miles off Ilfracombe.<...
John Parry
CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN.—At noon on the 12th January intelligence was received that a vessel had hoisted signals of distress in Derbyhaven Bay. The Life-boat Thomas Black was taken on her carriage to Darbyhaven, where she was launched and...