LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Shearwater
The Caister No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, put off at 4.35 A.M. on the 4th February, signals of distress having been observed by the watchmen during a strong breeze from the N.W. On reaching the Middle Cross Sand, on which a heavy sea was...
The Nautilus
MONTROSE, N.B.—At about 10 A.M., on the 22nd November, a strong E.S.E. wind sprang up, and the sea became very heavy. About thirty of the Ferryden fishing boats had proceeded to sea earlier in the morning, and several of them ran back, some...
Queen Victoria, of Lyne
On the night of the I 24th January the ketch Queen Victoria, of I Lynn, was wrecked near the entrance of Sunderland harbour, during a strong ! breeze at N.W. That vessel had come to an anchor while on a voyage from Lynn...
Mary and Jane
— In the evening of the 25th April, whilst the Coxswain and two motor - men were on board the motor Life - boat, James Stevens No. 14, running the engines, they saw a barge—the Mary Jane, of Rochester—apparently in difficulties, with the...
Hawarden Castle
At 5 A.M. on the 16th January the Coastguard reported to the Honorary Secretary that a vessel was ashore about a quarter of a mile north of Britannia Pier. The Motor Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood was launched in a fresh S.S.W....
May
The Crew of the Motor Life-boat George Shee were assem- bled at 11 P.M. on 28th February as the Coastguard had reported to the Cox- swain that a vessel—which was found later to be the motor trawler May, of Ostend, bound for the fishing...
Quickstep
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At two in the afternoon of the 4th of Novem- ber, 1951, the Foreland coastguard telephoned that a small sailing boat making for Bembridge was in distress off Seaview and at 2.15 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched...
Cetus
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 5th October the coastguard reported that a sailing barge was in difficulties, with its sails blown away, and was drifting towards the Newcome Sands. A moderate S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea...
The S.S. Clonlee
Workington, Cumberland. — On the 10th of July, 1952, the S.S. Clonlee, which had arrived off Workington from Algiers, laden with iron ore, radioed that she was short of food and asked for provisions. Her agents asked if the life-boat would...
Dorothy
Barra Island, Hebrides.—During a whole S.E. gale on the morning of the 15th December, 1938, the steamer Dorothy, of Glasgow, dragged her moorings in Castlebay Harbour and was driven on to the rocks on the west side of the harbour. She was in...