LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary, of South Shields
SCABBOBOTJGH.—During a severe storm on the 28th October, at about 9.30 A.M., the brig Mary, of South Shields, in trying to make the harbour, was driven by the wind and heavy sea on the shore. The Life-boat Lady Leigh was launched, and, after...
Fjeldgutten
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—At about 7.30 P.M., .on the 19th August, during a N.
wind with considerable sea, the Mark Lane Life-boat went out in response to signals for assistance shown by the St.
Nicholas Light...
Ruth of London
On the 17th Octo- ber, the brig Ruth, of London, went ashore on Saunton Sands during squally weather.
The George and Catherine life-boat put off and rescued the crew of 9 men. The cap- tain of the vessel communicated to the...
General Botha
Aberdeen.—At 12.45 on the afternoon of the 12th of February, 1953, the owners of the steam trawler General Botha, of Aberdeen, informed the Jife- boat station that the vessel was in urgent need of food and water. The trawler was five days...
None (1)
INJURED SEAMAN TAKEN OFF MOTOR VESSEL Berwick-upon-Tweed,NorthumberIand.
At eight o'clock on the evening of the 1st October, 1962, a message was received that the motor vessel Corbrae of London was making for Berwick,...
A Dinghy (3)
MAN TAKEN OFF MOORING BUOY Holyhead, Anglesey. At 10.5 on the night of the 24th June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small dinghy with a man on board was drifting across Holyhead harbour.
On...
Skaansund and a Yacht
ESCORT FOR YACHT AND TOWING VESSEL Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 11.36 on the morning of Saturday the 10th of August, 1963, the Lowestoft coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received via Gorleston coastguard that the...
Florence
LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY At 8.30 a.m. on 2nd December, 1963, the coxswain obtained permission from the honorary secretary to launch the lifeboat to escort the local fishing coble Florence, because of deteriorating weather.
There...
Acorn
Fowey, Cornwall.—At 7.5 on the even- ing of.the 3rd of July, 1954, the Polruan coastguard telephoned that the local motor launch Acorn, which had a crew of four, had broken down off Blackbottle Head and was drifting towards a lee shore. At 7...
Coxswain Hugh Nelson
HUGH NELSON, coxswain of the Dona- ghadee life-boat, died on the 21st of November, 1954, at the age of 63. He had served as coxswain of the Dona- ghadee life-boat since July, 1949, having previously been second cox- swain for twenty...
Category: Obituaries