LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Moses Parry
HOLYHEAD. — Signals of distress were shown by the schooner Moses Parry, of Carnarvon, on the evening of the 13th October, the vessel, which was on a voyage from Youghal for Conway, having stranded on the end of the breakwater, in a fresh...
Newlands
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. — While the wind was blowing from S.S.W., with the force of a strong breeze to a moderate gale, very squally, with a somewhat rough sea, and rain, on the 13th April, a signal of distress was shown by the ketch Newlands,...
Fishing Boats (2)
Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—On the morning of the 18th February the local fishing fleet put to sea, but the weather grew bad and all but four boats returned.
At 10 A.M. the motor life-boat Margaret Dawson was launched, to...
A Fishing Boat
Arranmore, Co. Donegal. — During the evening of the 13th August it was learned that a fishing boat, with two men on board, which had put out early in the morning, had not returned.
A strong north breeze was blowing, with a...
The S.S. Dunja
Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—About half past two in the afternoon of the 23rd of October, 1949, information was received that a vessel in ballast was on the rocks off Kincasslagh, and the life-boat K.T.J.S. was launched at 2.45 in a rough sea,...
Buxey
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — At 2.59 in the afternoon, on the 23rd of March, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that H.M. Customs at Brightlingsea had reported a yacht apparently in diffi- culties and dragging her anchor off Colne Point. At 3.0 the...
Mary
BARGE HELPLESS IN A GALE Appledore, Devon.—Shortly after eight on the evening of the 17th of January, 1948, the barge Mary, belonging to Appledore, was seen to be burning flares for help west of Keelstone Rocks, Instow, and the motor...
Dimcyl
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—About three in, the afternoon of the 21st of July, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that an auxiliary sailing yacht, one and a half miles to the eastward, was flying a distress signal, and the motor life-boat Mary Scott,...
The Motor Boat
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1949, the Carnoustie coastguard telephoned that a small motor boat, with two on board, was alongside the North Carr Lightvessel. She had sprung a leak. The...
Lively Hope
Workington, Cumberland.—At 8.35 on the evening of the 5th of October, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a fish- ing boat had made flares north of Workington pier, and at nine o'clock the life-boat N.T. left her...