LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Julia
ABERYSTWYTH.-—The Life-boat Lady Haberfield put off at about 8 A.M. on the 7th October to the aid of the Danish brig Julia, which was showing a signal of distress in the bay during a strong E.N.E.
wind. On reaching her it...
Fishing Cobles
On the 18th March the east wind increased, bringing with it a rough sea, which during the afternoon became dangerous for the cobles when returning to harbour.
The Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 3.10 P.M. and stood by...
Louisa
PORTMADOC. — During a heavy gale from the N.N.W., on the morning of the 7th November, the schooner Louisa, was observed in the direction of the North Bank. At 8 o'clock the Life-boat CwdvM was launched, -went to the vessel and, at the...
Fishing Boats (1)
FEBRUARY 10TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
Four Staithes fishing boats were caught by a northerly gale, with a very rough sea, while out fishing, and the motor life-boat Robert Patton - The Always Ready was launched at 1.10 P.M....
Tavy
PADSTOW, CORNWALL.—The ketch Tavy, of Plymouth, entered the harbour at 7 P.M.
on the 14th February, but was unable to take a pilot owing to the rough weather, the wind blowing a whole gale from the S.E. and a very heavy sea...
Sarah A. Purdy
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At 8.50 A.M. on the 20th December, 1937, the coastguard reported a vessel ashore in the harbour entrance. A light east breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell, and the weather was very cold, with dense fog. The...
Replete
Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—The Brixham fishing boat Replete, with a crew of four, was trawling off the Wolf lighthouse on the night of the 14th July. She caught fire, and the crew, after trying to get the flames under control, had to abandon her...
Pandora
Dover, Kent.—At 9.25 on the evening of the 16th of June, 1956, the Sand- gate coastguard passed on a message from the Lloyds signal station that the yacht Pandora, of Ghent, Belgium, had struck a breakwater, and that one of her crew of two...
H.M.S. Malcolm
MOTHER WAS ILL At 9.30 p.m. on 2nd June, 1964, the police told the honorary secretary that H.M.S. Malcolm was due to arrive off Scarborough at 10 p.m. and had to land a rating who needed to see his seriously ill mother. The high tide and...
None (4)
Dover, Kent. At 11.40 on the morning of the 29th of November, 1958, the coastguard at Sandgate reported that two boys were cut off by the tide near St. Margarets. At 11.50 the life-boat Southern Africa put out in a moderate sea, towing a...