LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles
While fourteen of' the fishing-cobles belonging to the port were out fishing on the morning of the 2nd December a strong S. gale suddenly sprang up and blew with great violence. The boats at once made for home, but as their lauding was...
James
The Life-boat Barbara Fleming was launched at 10 A.M. on the 18th March during a whole northerly gale and very rough sea, in answer to distress signals in Porthdinllaen Bay. The vessel was the ketch James, of Carnarvon, bound from Abersoch...
Herring Boats
Early on the morning of the 17th January several local herring boats put off to fish in the bay. Later heavy S.W.
squalls sprang up, with a rough sea and rain. It was reported that some of the boats were in danger, and the...
Florence Myall
Southcnd-on-Sea, Essex. — On the evening of the 21st August a message was received from the pier head that a barge was in a dangerous position west of the pier. She was the Florence Myall, of Rochester, with a crew of two, and her sails had...
The S.S. Dolphin
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—The Coastguard on duty haying observed a vessel aground on the East Hoyle bank, while a S.W.
gale was blowing with a rough sea on the 29th May, informed the Coxswain of the Life-boat Coard William Sguarey...
William and Eliza
On the 25th March, while a strong breeze was blowing from N.E., accompanied by a rough sea and snow squalls, the Coastguard reported a vessel on the Buxey Sand, showing a signal of distress.
At 10.30 a.m. the Life-boat...
Problem
During a moderate S.W. gale with a rough sea on the 7th August, a steam-tug reported at about 9 P.M. that a vessel was ashore on Taylors Bank. The crew of the steam Life-boat Queen were assembled, and the boat proceeded to the position...
Yacht Roulette
Shortly after 2 P.M. on the 12th April the Hoy lake Life-boat Hannah Fawsett Bennett was called out to the assistance of a small yawl yacht, the Roulette, of Hoylake, which became unmanageable when off Dover Point. The W.N.W. wind was very...
Sonnet
About 3 P.M. on the 23rd May information was received that a steam-drifter was ashore on Braga Skerry. The crew of the Life-boat Good Shepherd were promptly summoned and the boat sent to their assistance. On arrival at the vessel, which...
Victor
The motor fishing-boat Victor, registered at Montrose but belonging to the village of Johnshaven, when returning from the fishing ground on the 23rd October, got into difficulties owing to the un- satisfactory working of the motor, and as a...