LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Minnie Coles
On the 14th January, at 5.30 A.M., during a moderate breeze from the N.N.E., with snow squalls, the Bradford Life-boat and harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out in response to signals of distress, and brought the schooner Minnie Coles, of...
Services of the Life-Boats. Reported to the April, May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management
Launches 119. Lives rescued 86.
April Meeting.
Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—On the 7th March, 1938, the owner of the steam trawler Tranio, of Milford, which had run on the rocks in Killeany Bay on Aran Island...
Category: Services
Gifts from Crews
ON the 8th October, 1926, the Aberdovey Life-boat rescued the crew of four of the ketch Madge, of Chester, and saved the vessel. Out of the salvage money received the Crew have given £5 11s. to the Institution.
On...
Category: Donations
Minnie Coles
On Sunday morning, the 12th November, the schooner Minnie Coles, of Chester, with a cargo of coal from Kuncorn, arrived off Arklow harbour, and was compelled, owing to the heavy seas, to anchor about a mile outside. During the after- noon an...
Aged Two
Miss Brenda Avril Fish collecting on life-boat day at New Quay, Cardigan.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Seabreeze
ANOTHER FISHING BOAT TOWED IN New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 9.45 on the night of the 21st of October, 1947, the coastguard reported a vessel burning signals of distress three miles to the north of Aberayron. The pulli ng and sailing life-boat...
Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the April, May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management
April Meeting.
Benbecula, Western Isles.—At about 8.30 P.M. on the 24th September, 1937, during a flowing tide, three men tried to cross South Ford to South Uist in a horse trap, but half-way across the horse got into...
Category: Services
Ocean Bride, Elsie May and Doris
.—Shortly before 10 A.M. on the 16th March the N.N.E. wind became very squally, and increased to a gale, when three of the Bridlington Quay fishing-boats, which had gone off early in the morning, were off Hornsea. At about 11 A.M. the wind...
Ruby
On the 14th September the motor fishing boat Ruby, of Lowestoft, with one man on board, was seen to be in difficulties and flying a distress signal, after making two attempts to get into harbour. A strong north breeze was blowing, with a...
Ruby
On the night of the 9th September anxiety was felt for the local motor fishing boat Ruby, which had put out at 1 A.M., with one man on board, and had not returned.
The motor life-boat Mary Scott was launched at 11.27 P.M....