LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Double grounding
17 September 2011: Hayling Island lifeboat crew assess the situation at the scene of a grounded yacht. The yacht’s crew were taken back to the station to await the rising tide. This was Hayling Island’s second call out to a grounded yacht...
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Eliza of Shields
On the night of the 16th March, the schooner Eliza, of Shields, missed stays and was driven ashore three-quarters of a mile from the Palling life-boat station. The life-boat was quickly launched and proceeded to her, landing her crew, 7 in...
Caroline Elizabeth, of London
On the following night the same life-boat again put off, in reply to signals of distress, and succeeded in saving the crew, consisting of 13 men, from the barque Caroline Eliza- beth, of London, which had stranded on the South Steel rocks...
Asia
AUG. 26TH . - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Rockets had been seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her bearings, and towed her...
Hattie B, of Liverpool
On the 10th Feb- ruary the Courtinacsherry Life-boat, the City of Dublin, rendered assistance to the brigantine Hattie B, of Liverpool, which had got disabled in a gale of wind, and been driven on the "Black Tom" Rock in...
Camille
APPLEDORE, DEVONSHIRE. — About 1.15 P.M. on the 23rd March, the ketch Camille, of Nantes, while bound from that place to Fremington, with a cargo of oil, attempted to come through the "south gut" and stranded. In response to her...
Girl May
Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 11.30 on the morning of the 28th of November, 1960, a message was received that the fishing boat Girl May had fouled her propeller with a net and needed help.
There was a strong south-westerly wind,...
Coxswain Michael Grant Selsey
Coxswain Michael Grant, Selsey On September 9, 1983, Coxswain Grant rescued six from a grounded yacht, Enchantress of Hamble, in a southerly force 8 gale, darkness and large, breaking seas. The 48ft 6in Oakley class lifeboat Charles Henry... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Boats
MARCH 1ST. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
The Staithes fishing fleet put to sea about eight in the morning in rough weather. By 9.30 the wind had increased to a north-north-west gale, bringing with it a very rough sea, and at...
Cape Calonna
At 11.45 P.M. on the 12th September the steamer Cape Colonna was seen to bs out of control when entering the river, owing to the strong N.E. wind, heavy sea and tide. She shortly afterwards grounded on the " Black Middens," and the...