LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Zelda
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 8.30 on the evening of the 14th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat was in difficulties off North Head. A strong south-south-westerly wind was blow- ing with a very rough sea....
Clara
At about 9 A.M. on the 18th March, Coxswain Bowen, who was on duty near Cardigan Bay, observed a signal of distress from the ketch Clara, of Milford Haven, which appeared to be in imminent danger of being driven ashore. He at once took steps...
Prevalent
Peel, Isle of Man. At 2.3 on the morning of the 6th of March, 1959, Portpatrick radio informed the honor- ary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Prevalent of Brixham, with a crew of three, had broken down two to three miles...
Navena
Standing by in Hurricane HAVING RECEIVED information from the Coastguard at 0618 on Thursday, December 6, 1973, that the trawler Navena was ashore on the rocks north of Copinsay Light, the Kirkwall(Orkneys) honorary secretary asked for...
Your Letters
Memorial memories I have been commissioned to write a book on the Maritime Memorials and Mementoes of Great Britain which will be published by Patrick Stephens about the end of 1994.
To supplement the information which I...
Category: Correspondence
Jules Josephine, of Reyneville
On the 22nd August, the French smack Jules Josephine, of Reyneville, was totally wrecked on the Doom Bar Sands. It was blowing a heavy gale from W.N.W. at the time. The City of Bristol life-boat, Albert Edward, so named after H.K.H. the...
Cavalier
LOSSIEMOUTH, N.B.—On the 27th April, at 4. A.M., the Life-boat Bristol and Clifton put off, and rescued five men from the schooner Cavalier, of Lossiemouth, which had been driven ashore about fifty yards eastward of the old harbour. The wind...
Jess
On the night of the 21st October the yacht Jess broke away from her moorings and after drifting about the harbour, to the danger of other shipping, drove up against the quay. The Motor Life- boat C.D.E.C. put out and towed her to a safe...
Sturdee
On the night of the 19th of October, 1955, the Aberdeen no. 1 life-boat rescued the crew of eleven of the steam trawler Sturdee after closing her seven times. For a full account of this service, for which Coxswain George Flett has been...
Julia
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 11.50 on the morning of the 15th of August, 1960, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Galloper lightvessel that the yacht Julia, bound from Rotterdam to Harwich, was alongside...