LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
George J. Goulandris
Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At about 5.30 P.M. on the llth January, 1939, a message was received from the South Docks that a vessel close to the shore was burning red flares. A N.N.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and snow showers. The...
Rosebud
SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. — While the fishing boat Bosebud, of Lowestoft, was being sailed from that place to Lerwick, on the 7th April, by two Shetland fishermen who had just purchased her, she was brought up by stress of weather and had to...
Lesley
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 12.20 early on the 15th of August, 1953, the stageman told the coxswain that a yachtsman had reported that he had seen another yacht in distress off R.7 Buoy in the Rock Channel. At 12.45 the life-boat Norman B....
A Fishing Boat
PAID EXPENSES At 4 p.m. on ist January, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that an unmanned fishing boat had broken away from her moorings and was drifting up the inner Tralee Bay. At the request of her owner, who promised to...
Richard
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—The schooner Richard, of Buncorn, coal laden, from Whitehaven for Killough, with a crew of three men, was seen running for the harbour during a strong gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea on the morning of the 16th October....
Ark
CLOVELLY.—During a moderate gale from the N., squally weather, and a heavy sea, on the 7th December, the ketch Ark, of Bridgwater, bound from Lydney for Bnde with a cargo of coal, showed a signal of distress while at anchor in the roadstead....
Aridity
Walmer, Kent.—At 10.35 on the morning of the 3rd of May, 1953, ship- ping agents in Dover asked if the life- boat -would take a doctor to the motor vessel Aridity, of London, anchored off Deal, as a man in her had been flung across her...
Etna II
Humber, Yorkshire - At 6 p.m. on 5th August, 1969, the coastguard reported that a motor boat was on fire between the Bull lightvessel and Spurn point. The life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched at 6.12.
The tide was...
Gypsy
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 10.50 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Penmon coastguard reported that a vessel was in difficulties in Penmaen Mawr and required help. The life- boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 11.5. The...
Gifts from Crews
ON the 4th February, 1928, the Ramsgate Motor Life-boat helped to save the steam trawler Cyclone, of Boulogne, and rescue her crew, sixteen in number. Out of the salvage money received for their services the Crew have given the Institution...
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