LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Scotia
HOLY ISLAND AND BOULMER. — The Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 2.20 P.M., on the 6th March, in a rough sea, the wind blowinga strong gale from N.W., in response to signals of distress shown by the schooner Scotia,...
Awards to Coxswains
The following Awards were made to Coxswains during April, May, June and July :— To THOMAS WILLIAM JONES, on his retire- ment, after serving 11 years as Coxswain of the Aberdovey Life-boat, and, previous to that, 29 years as Second Coxswain,...
Category: Awards
A New Fast Type of Motor Life-Boat
Ax important development in Motor Life-boat construction has been decided upon. The aim of the Institution in the design and construction of Motor Lifeboats and their engines, suitable,for the work of rescuing life from shipwreck under all...
Category: Articles
Graham
COVERACK, CORNWALL.—About 6 A.M.
on the 21st February a four-masted steel barque—the Clan Graham, of nearly 2,000 tons register—while on a voyage from AJgoa Bay to the English Channel in ballast, ran aground on the rocks...
A Small Fishing Boat (1)
THURSO and WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE, AND LONGHOPE, ORKNEY.—A small fishing boat belonging to John O'Groats put to sea with two men aboard shortly before 6 A.M. on the 28th April, intending to return the same morning at about 10...
White Heather
At about 8.35 P.M. on the 8th June, a telephone message was received from the coast- guard at St. Agnes that a small boat appeared to be in difficulties off St.
Agnes, and unable to make harbour.
A...
Sprig o' Heather
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the morning of the 12th July the Fraserburgh coastguard telephoned that the watchman at Cairnbulg had reported a steam drifter ashore on Cairnbulg Briggs. The sea was smooth, with a light S.E. breeze, but a...
Sunwood
Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 20th of August, 1957, the Cromer coastguard reported that a vessel, which had broken down near Blakeney Bell buoy, was firing rockets and flying a distress signal. At 11.35 the life-boat...
Corsair
ABANDONED ON SCROBY SANDS Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 6.27 in the morning of the 29th of July, 1947, the Great Yarmouth coast- guard reported that a sailing yacht appeared to be aground on the Scroby Sands...
Orion and Motor Yacht Binge
FOUR RESCUED BY BREECHES BUOY Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 1.50 inthe afternoon of the 2nd of November, 1947, the Needles Naval Signal Station reported a motor launch, with the yacht Orion in tow, in need of help, and the motor life-boat...