LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Silver Spray
RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The ketch, Silver Spray, of Lowestoft, laden with machinery and stone, and bound from Guernsey for the North of England, showed signals of distress when about a quarter of a mile E. of Ryde pier, on the night of the 27th...
The S.S. Fleswick
HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The s.s. Fleswick, of Whitehaven, coal laden from Neath for Hayle, stranded on the eastern spit of Hayle Bar, in a strong gale from N.
and a very heavy sea, on the 28th January. At 7.55 P.M. the Life-boat E...
Ugunjeema
Two days later—Sunday—a violent northerly gale, with blinding showers of snow and sleet prevailed, and at about 3 P.M. a barque was observed off Skate- raw, displaying signals of distress. The Life-boat William Arthur Milhvard was at...
Integrity
At 2.15 A.M.
on the 24th January the Coastguard reported that a message had been received stating that a smack was ashore about two miles below the town, near Covehithe. The No. 1 Life-boat Alfred Gorry was smartly launched...
The S.S. May
At 1.15 A.M. on 23rd November a telephone message was received stating that the lights of a vessel ashore off Ballyfrenis Point were seen. As this is a very dangerous part of the coast, the Motor Life-boat William and Mary proceeded to...
Prairie Flower
WEXFORD.—While a moderate gale from W.S.W. to N.W. was blowing, accompanied by a rough sea, on the morning of the 16th April, signals of distress were seen flying on a fishing-smack. TheLife-boat .Andrew Pickard was launched at 9.45, sailed...
Fishing Boats
On the 16th February nearly all the fishing-boats belonging to the port left the harbour in the morning, the weather being then moderate with the wind from the S., but at 10 A.M. the wind suddenly changed to S.S.E., blowing strongly. At 11...
The S.S. Langdon (1)
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...
Carmel
.—At 10.30 P.M.
on the 26th January a telephone message was received from Portaferry, stating that a vessel was ashore at Ballyquinton Point. The Life- boat John was launched and, on reaching the position indicated, found...
A Boat
The Life-boat Caroline Richardson was launched at 12.8 P.M. on the 14th September in response to a message from Prestatyn stating that a bathing-van attendant was drifting out to sea in an open boat, without oars, towards Rhyl. Immedi- ately...