LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Cobles (2)
On the 17th March the N.N.E. wind increased, causing a heavy sea on the bar, and as two of the cobles belonging to WThitby were still at sea the No. 2 Life-boat John Fielden was launched to their assistance. Considerable anxiety was felt...
A Fishing Boat Named Flossie
A small fishing-boat named the Flossie was seen to be in difficulties in Port Isaac Bay on the 30th May, a southerly gale having suddenly sprung up. The I occupant of the boat at once made for the shore, but the boat shipped so much water...
Elsign
The schooner Ensign, of Plymouth, displayed signals of distress, in a strong S.S.E.
gale, off Clovelly, on the 16th January, and in response the Life-boat Elinor Roget, put off and rescued her crew of five hands, the...
Eliza Emma
The brig Eliza Emma, of Shoreham.
while entering Hartlepool, at about 7 P.M., on the 14th February, during a moderateS.S.E. gale, accompanied by a very heavy sea, ran ashore on the Beacon Eocks, owing to the thickness of...
Marie Rose, Beatty, G.B.H., Red Herring, I'll Try and Bettsey
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 12 noon on 23rd April, 1967, when the life-boat Louise Stephens was at sea the coxswain noticed that conditions on the bar would be likely tocause difficulties for seven small boats fishing in the...
Otter
Falmouth, Cornwall. At 3.10 on the morning of the 8th of June, 1960, the dock police informed the honorary secretary that two officers had seen red flares being fired in Falmouth harbour.
At 3.45 the life-boat Crawford and...
August
SOUTHEND, ESSEX.—During a strong gale of wind from the S.W., and a heavy sea, at 11.30 A.M. on the 24th October the brig August, of Griefswold, Prussia, signalled for assistance, having lost her masts and anchors. The Boys of England...
Aiva
Lone yachtsman saved PORT ERIN'S 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat Osman Gabriel launched at 1502 on April 18, 1987 following reports from Ramsey Coastguard of the yacht Aiva in difficulties and taking water 10 miles north west of the Calf...
Escape
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.50 on the evening of the 29th of August, 1953, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht at Pollard Spit was signalling and needed help. At 9.30 the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched....
Juliette
Weymouth, Dorsetshire.—About five o'clock in the afternoon of the 8th of September, 1949, the life-boat William and Clara Ryland was returning to her station after overhaul at Cowes when she saw distress signals from the motor yacht...