LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ships' Figureheads
SHIPS' figureheads, once-upon-a-time, were a common sight on land for, it was said, a ship in olden times without a figurehead was inconceivable.
In towns and villages by the sea they could be seen atop fishermen's...
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Trapped by tide A LIFEGUARD telephoned the deputy launching authority of Newquay, Cornwall, ILB station at 1555 on Wednesday August 8, 1979, to tell him that two girls were trapped by the tide at Lamorna Cove. The ILB, manned by Helmsman...
Vixen and John and Ann
FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES.—On the 20th December, during a whole gale of wind from the N. and a heavy sea, the No. 2 Life-boat Helen of Foxley put off at 6 A.M. in reply to signals of distress shown by two vessels at anchor in the roadstead.<...
Arnold
On the 15th January intelligence having been received that a vessel had stranded at Kirkton Head, the Life-boat was launched at 9.20 A.M., and sailed to the vessel which was reached about 9.45.
A gale of wind was blowing...
Ercole, of Naples
On the 25th Jan. the brig ! Ercole, of Naples, was descried off St.Anne's Head in a distressed and (in the i judgment of the crew) hopeless condition ; they haying, in consequence of her dis- I abled state, anchored their vessel on a...
Daramis
On the morning of the 18th July the small yacht Damaris, of Lowestoft, left Southwold, with two men aboard, intending to run to Lowestoft, but found the wind and sea too much for her. She tried twice to return to Southwold but failed, and...
Minsk
The steamer Minsk, of Copenhagen, was observed near the Bull Sand with a very heavy list to port, on the 10th December, and the Life-boat proceeded to her assistance. On arrival it was found that she was abandoned, having been mined whilst...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment :~ JOHN ANGUS, 35 years coxswain of the...
Category: Awards
Mea
The yacht Mea, of Hoylake, a cutter of about four tons, left Beaumaris at about 10 A.M.
on the 24th August, but owing to dark- ness was unable to make Hoylake.
Having no lights the two occupants cruised...
Alexandra
The ketch Alexandra, of Chester, left that port on 31st January bound for Millom with a cargo of coal and next day stranded on the East Hoyle Bank. For three days every effort was made to get the vessel off, and about thirty tons of cargo...