LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Mosel
LIZARD. — A rocket from the signal station was heard at about 8 A.M. on the 9th August. The Honorary Secretary, the Eev. P. VYVYAN ROBINSON, and the Coxswain of the Life-boat at once proceeded there, and ascertained that a screw steamer had...
Jules Orban de Xivry
PALLING, NORFOLK.—At 5.45 A.M. on the 15th January a telephone message was received at Palling that a vessel was showing signals of distress two miles W.S.W. of the North Hasborough Light-vessel. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Hearts of Oak...
The S.S. Langdon (2)
NORTH DEAL, KINGSDOWNE, BROADSTAIRS and RAMSGATE.—On the 8th April the s.s. Langdon, of London, bound fromBlyth for Dartmouth, with a cargo of coal, stranded on the North Goodwin Sands, in a dangerous position, during a dense fog, at about 4...
Brilliant
A flag was observed on a schooner at anchor about two miles off the harbour during a moderate breeze from the W.S, W.
on the 13th February. The trawl boat Nerbudda was seen to speak her and the flag was hauled down. On the...
The S.S. Columbian
RHOSCOLYN, ANGLESEY.—The s.s. Columbian, of Liverpool, 3,300 tons, from South America, with 800 live cattle and large quantity of cotton, struck on some detached rocks in Penrhos Bay in foggy weather on the 28th September. Sue fired...
Cecilia
At 3.30 P.M.
information was received that a vessel was flying signals of distress, and the crew of the Life-boat Charles Whiiton were assembled and the boat proceeded to sea in a heavy W.N.W. gale. When two miles S. by E....
Reaper
At 10.50 P.M. on the 16th February information was received that a ship close to the end of the breakwater was making signals of distress. The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was promptly dis- patched to her assistance and found the...
Gifts from Crews
WHEN Century Life-boat Day was held at Montrose the crews of the two Boats presented £8, and in addition to this returned the sum of £5 13s., which was due to them as payment for a practice launch, thus contributing nearly £14...
Category: Donations
The Sailing Barge William Cleverly
Early on the morning of the 18th December the coastguard telephoned that a sailing barge was dragging her anchor about three miles E. by N. of the pier, and the motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched at 1.52 A.M. A moderate south...
The S.S. Cilburnum
During a whole S.W. gale with a rough sea and very heavy rain, information was received from the Torquay Coastguard at about midnight on 10th November that the s.s. Cilburnum, of Bilbao, which was sheltering in the Bay, was dragging her...