LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Frances Mary
On the 23rd August, the brigantine Frances Mary, of Drogheda, stranded on Drogheda Bar during a, heavy E. gale, accompanied by a rough sea. The John Rutter Ohorley Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, but only 1 of the crew then came...
J. W. T.
KESSINGLAND, SUFFOLK. — Signals of distress were observed at 7.45 P.M. on the 24th March from the schooner J. W. T., of Truro, bound from Euncorn to Newcastle with a cargo of rock salt. The St. Michael's Paddington Life-boat at once...
Fishing Cobles
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—Thirty two fishing-cobles proceeded to their fishing ground about 18 or 20 miles distant at 3.30 on the morning of the 14th. January. A strong wind sprung up from the S.E. at about 7 o'clock, and by 9...
Cobles; Gloria, Seagull, Wave, Friend, Emily & May, Francis, Mayflower
The Life-boat George and Jane Walker was launched at 9.30 A.M. on 13th December to the assistance of eight of the large fishing cobles which had been overtaken by a S.E. gale when at sea.
The service occupied three hours,...
Peggy Gordon
Girvan, Ayrshire.—At about 11.25 A.M. on the llth December, 1938, the harbour-master saw the local motor fishing boat Peggy Gordon, with a crew of two, about two miles west of the harbour, flying distress signals. A moderate S.S.E. gale was...
A Steamer (2)
15th March. A steamer had gone ashore on Cardigan Island, but her crew of four scrambled to safety and were brought to the mainland by the life-saving apparatus. A letter of appreciation was sent to Mr. Joseph Soar, honorary secretary at St....
None (1)
Walton and Frinton, Essex; Margate, Ramsgate, and Walmer, Kent.— 27th October, 1937. During naval exercises fireworks were used by the Fleet without notice being given. They were taken for distress signals and these four motor life-boats...
A Fishing Boat
About 10.40 A..M on 5th December, 1931, a fishing boat was reported to be in difficulties in the Eastern Bay, and the Motor Life-boat, T.B.B.H., was launched in a strong S.W. wind to her help.
The boat was found to be...
Josephine II (1)
Hythe, Dover, and Folkestone, Kent.— On the night of the 13th-14th December the Hythe and Dover motor life-boats and a Folkestone fishing boat went out to the rescue of the crew of three of the motor fishing boat Josephine II, of...
Fishing Boats
Arbroath, Angus.-—At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 31st of March, 1948, the coastguard reported that six local fishing boats were approaching harbour. A south-southywest gale was blowing with a very rough sea, making the harbour...