LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Naval Barge 390
SEPTEMBER 3RD. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At about 6 A.M. the naval barge 390 was leaving harbour when she stranded across the life-boat slipway. A strong southerly wind was blowing and the sea was rough. As the position...
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4th Janu- ary. A vessel was reported to be in distress, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £22 5s. 4d..
John Green
DROGHEDA, IRELAND.—The schooner John Green, of this port, bound there with coal from Ardrossan, was entering the river Boyne on the llth February, while the wind was blowing hard from the E.N.E., and a very heavy sea...
General Cathcart
PORT PATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.—The schooner, General Cathcart, of and for Ballywalter, from Maryport, coal laden, was observed in distress during a strong gale from the W.N.W. and a heavy sea on 15th August. The crew of the Life-boat Civil...
Skylark
During the after- noon of the 10th July the coastguard telegraphed that a small motor boat had broken down one mile south of the Southbourne coastguard station. She was the motor boat Skylark, of Poole, and was bound, with four men and two...
Nordanhar
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands - On 21st February, 1970, the life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched and rescued the crew of ten of the Swedish motor vessel Nordanhar. A full account of the service will appear in the next number of THE...
Service of the Life-Boats In July, August and September. 160 Lives Rescued
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Mary Brocklebank
At 10.30 P.M.
on the 7th January the Coxswain of the Life-boat Christopher Brown received information by telephone from the light- keeper at Trwyn Dhu Lighthouse, that a vessel in close proximity to the Dutch- man Bank was...
Nelly
Shortly after the Mark Lane Life-boat had brought the crew of the schooner Nancy ashore, the watchman reported that the St.
Nicholas Light vessel was firing distress signals, and about the same time a vessel was observed...