LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mary J. Masson
The steam drifter Mary J. Masson, of Fraserburgh, stranded in thick weather on the Bondicar Rocks while homeward bound from Yarmouth, where she had been for the herring fishing, and the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Mary Andrew was launched...
A Fishing Boat
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 12.45 in the afternoon of the 7th of April, 1949, information was telephoned from Duncannon that a local fishing boat was in distress off Broom Hill, and the life-boat Annie Blanche Smith was launched at 1.10...
Seal
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At 9.15 on the night of the 1st of June, 1956. the Orlock coastguard rang up to say that a motor boat was in distress in Don- aghadee Sound. Thelife-boatK.E.C.F., on temporary duty at the station, put out at 9.25 in a...
lolanthe
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 4.20 in the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1951, the Salt burn coastguard tele- phoned that a fishing boat had anchored in a dangerous position in Pennyhole, and at 4.47 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched....
Ann Gail
Howth, Co. Dublin.—On the evening of the 13th of September, 1952, an air- craft reported to the Dublin harbour office that a yacht was in difficulties half a mile east of Bailey Light, and at 9.15 the life-boat R.P.L. was launched. The sea...
A Yacht (5)
At 9.52 p.m. on 6th August, 1966, a yacht with two people aboard was reported in difficulties off Fort Albert. At 10.6 the life-boat The Earl and Countess Howe was launched. The tide was flooding.
There was a westerly wind...
Valkerye
JANUARY 29TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
At 3.15 P.M. Mr. A. N. Cunningham, a member of the local committee, reported that the motor fishing boat Valkerye, of Pittenweem, lying just off the harbour, was showing distress...
St. Gerrard
NOVEMBER 27TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
A returning fishing boat reported that another fishing boat, the St. Gerrard, had broken down. A south-south-west wind was blowing, with a very rough sea, and the weather was getting...
Naiad
On the 27th October, at abont 7 P.M., the brig Naiad, of Whitby, bound from London to Hartlepool, in ballast, was endeavouring to enter Hartlepool Harbour, but owing to the easterly gale blowing at the time, and a very heavy sea, she...