LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Our Life-Boat Work
IF we could always have OUR own way in this world, we would doubtless make all work easy, all work pleasant, all work safe; we would fain do good to others, not only without risk of injury to our- selves, "but even without serious...
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Splendid, of Dublin
On the 12th Sept., during a strong gale of wind, the schooner Splendid, of Dublin, was seen making for Howth harbour in a disabled condition, with her mainsail blown to pieces. She afterwards anchored in a dangerous position near the...
Ocean Child, and Ketch Happy Return
PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The schooner Ocean Child, of Belfast, bound from Ayr to Lough Swilly with coal, anchored in Skerries Roads at noon on the 20th August, through stress of weather. The wind increased, and at about 4 o'clock on the...
Fishing Cobles (2)
STAITHES AND RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
—At about 7 o'clock on the morning of the llth March, about twenty of the Staithes fishing-cobles proceeded to sea.
The weather then was fine, but there was a strong...
Eureka
EASTBOURNE.—The barge Eureka, Rochester, laden with linseed cake and oats, hoisted a signal of distress while riding at anchor in the offing in a strong 3. wind and thick weather, accompanied by a heavy sea, on the morning of the 8th July....
San Toy
Margate, Kent.—At about 9.50 A.M.
on the 25th April the coastguard telephoned that a motor yacht was introuble and was drifting ashore. She was the San Toy, of London, bound there from Ramsgate, with a man and a boy on...
A Small Yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall.—1st June, 1938.
The Porthoustock coastguard had reported that a small yacht, with three men on board, had been blown out to sea from the Helford River. A strong W. by N. gale was blowing, with a very...
Eilae
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 5.55 on the afternoon of the 1st of August, 1954. the coxswain reported that four people had left Rock Ferry for a cruise in the 20-feet yacht Eilae about 1.45 and were now overdue. The Formby coastguard reported...
Bravest Life-Boat Deeds of 1950
THE Institution has awarded the " Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage, in memory of John, Seventh Earl of Hardwicke," for the bravest act of life- saving by a life-boatman in 1950, to W.
Arnell, of the Selsey...
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Gareloch
On the even- ing of the 18th August the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore five hundred yards S.E. of the Billow Ness look-out hut. She was the steam trawler Gareloch, of Aberdeen, bound home from Methil after coaling, and was...