LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ostendea
THALEE BAT, Co. KERRY.—On the 22nd November the Admiral Butcher Life-boat proceeded to the barque Ostendea, and brought ashore the master, for the purpose of procuring assistance and a tug to tow the vessel to Limerick for repairs, she...
Practice makes perfect
A routine exercise on 10 June between The Lizard lifeboat and a naval helicopter became the real thing the following day.
Both were called to the aid of the fishing vessel Harvester, which had reported an engine room fire...
Category: Articles
Two Canoes
Four rescued as canoes capsizeArran's inshore lifeboat C521 Prince of Arran rescued four people and recovered two canoes on 2 February following a call for assistance from Clyde Coastguard.
At 1145, the coastguard...
£18 from Photographs
THE Crewe Photographic Society held a two-days exhibition in April. Two thousand people came to see it. No charge was made, but life-boat collecting boxes were placed in the exhibition.
The sum of £18 10,?. 4d. was...
Category: Donations
Fagerbro
NOVEMBER 11TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT.
The Dutch steamer Fagerbro had gone ashore on the Goodwin Sands and survivors in a ship’s boat had been reported missing, but the life-boat saw nothing of them. Later it was learned that all...
Merchant Royal, and American Steamer William B. Travis
JULY 3RD. - TORBAY, DEVON. During thick fog the British steamer Merchant Royal and the American steamer William B. Travis had collided. The life-boat could not find them and was recalled, when it was learned that an American ship was...
George and James of London
On the 28th February, the brig George and James, of London, ran ashore near Winterton. The life-boat was soon launched and proceeded to her, taking off her crew, 8 in number, and landing them safely at Winterton.
A Boat
A message was received from the Chief Coastguard on the night of 10th May that he and his assistant had seen about one and a half miles S.E. of Hartlepool Heugh what appeared to be a ball of fire. He took it to be signals from a boat in...
Swallow
ISLE or WHITHORN.—On the 2nd Octo- ber, the smack Swallow was observed off: Borough Head dismasted, and in danger of being driven on the rocks. The Whithorn Life-boat Charlie Peek put off to her assistance, but before she could get near the...
Marie (1)
PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the 15th January, at 7.30, A.M., during squally weather, a vessel was observed ashore on the Hasborough Sand. The No. 2 Life-boat British Workman was launched and proceeded to the distressed vessel, which proved to be...