LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Thomas and Catherine Latham
During a strong S. gale on the 13th October, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Thomas, of and from Liverpool, for Amlwch, laden with coal, which was lying at anchor in Bed Wharf Bay.
The crew of the Life-boat...
Olivia
BEMBRIDGE.—On the evening of the llth March, notice was given that a disabled brig was rounding Culver Cliff with a signal of distress flying. The crew of the Queen Victoria Life-boat were called together, and the vessel was soon seen...
Fishing Cobles (1)
FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—At 7 A.M., on the 29th January, the fishing cobles, twentyeight in number, put to sea. At 10 o'clock the wind began to freshen, increasing to a gale from E.N.E. accompanied by a rough sea and showers of rain and snow....
Orion
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—The smack Orion, of Ramsey, arrived in Peel Bay, from Annalong, early on the evening of the 20th February. During the evening, the wind increased to a tremendous gale from W.N.W. As the smack was dragging her anchor, a...
Guisane
St. Helier, Jersey. At 11.5 on the morning of the 21st of August, 1959, the assistant harbour master told the assistant honorary secretary of a report received from St. Brelade's Bay that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties west of...
St. Anne
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 8.20 on the morning of the 29th of November, 1959, a watchman on board the navigation barge moored off Lytham told the honorary secretary that a pas- sing vessel had reported that the pilot cutter St....
Valiant
Hastings, Sussex. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 19th of December, 1959, the honorary secretary learnt that the fishing vessel Valiant had engine trouble and was having difficulty in making the beach at Hastings. At 1.6 the life-boat M.T.C...
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SICK MAN FROM LIGHTHOUSE LANDED Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 1.30 on the afternoon of the 15th June, 1963, the Commissioners of Irish Lights telephoned the honorary secretary to say that a keeper on Skelligs Rock fighthouse was very ill and to...
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SICK MEMBER OF LIGHTVESSEL'S CREW SAVED Penlee, Cornwall. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 25th June, 1963, the coastguard asked the honorary secretary if the life-boat could take a sick man from the Seven Stones lightvessel.
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Viking and Loch Maree
AUG. 9TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
During the evening a message was received from the Hurlestone Point coastguard that the motor yacht Viking was on fire six miles north of Porlock Weir and that the motor yacht Loch Maree, of...