LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Warkworth Castle
HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On the afternoon of the 18th December, the brig Warkworth Castle, of Amble, bound to that port from Gloucester in ballast, droveashore in a snowstorm on Bondicar Bocks, near this Life-boat station. Her signals of...
Amity
On the 14th June the smack Amity, of Aberyst- with, left Aberdovey for Rochester, while the wind was blowing from the N.W.
When near the Bar the wind suddenly shifted, and the strong ebb tide carried the vessel on to the...
The Norwegian Screw Steamer Woodham
On the 1st Feb. the Resent, the Life-boat of this station, was transported by land to Chilton Chine, and launched in a heavy S.E. gale and snowstorm, to the assistance of the Norwegian screw steamer Woodham.
The Life-boat...
Hester
On. the 1st January the Life-boat Sisters' Memorial succeeded in saving the crew of the flat Hester, of Conway, bound from that place to Bun- corn. The Life-boat was afloat on this service from half-past two in the afternoon to nine...
General Cathcart
PORT PATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.—The schooner, General Cathcart, of and for Ballywalter, from Maryport, coal laden, was observed in distress during a strong gale from the W.N.W. and a heavy sea on 15th August. The crew of the Life-boat Civil...
Abide
Swanage, Dorset. — At 1.45 on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1952, the coastguard reported that a salvage vessel, working on a wreck south-west of Chapman's Pool, appeared to be in difficulties and later stated that she had hoisted...
The Lifting Camel L.C. 16
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 2.17 early on the morning of the 23rd of April, 1954, the South Gare lighthouse keeper rang up to say that one of the lifting camels working on the wreck of the S.S. Guildford in Tees Bay had broken adrift, and was...
A Small Boat
SUNDERLAND, SOUTH PIER.—On Sunday morning, 2nd September, ' three young men put off in a small boat from Sunder land for a pleasure trip. When they started the wind was blowing from the N.W. and the sea was choppy, but afterwards the...
A Vessel
At 3.30 A.M., on the 5th October, during a strong north- westerly gale and a very heavy sea, the Coastguardobservedavessel ashore about half a mile to the north of Palling. He reported the matter to the Coxswain, who at once summoned the...
Kirton
At 1.20 A.M. on the 23rd April the Coast- guard reported that a vessel was ashore in Woodston Bay, four miles south of Johnshaven. The crew of the Life-boat Sarah Ann Holden were quickly assem- bled, and the boat left for the wreck, which...