LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Paragon
MABLETHORPE.—The barge Paragon, of Milton, Faversham, was observed in distress during a fresh E. breeze, squally weather and a moderate sea on the 13th August. She was trying to beat off the lee shore off Trusthorpe pier, but being unable to...
Mary Roberts
After watching during the night, the coxswain of the Life-boat observed at 8 o'clock on the following morning a signal of distress, displayed from a schooner at anchor in the Bay. The wind was still blowing a heavy gale from N.N.W., and...
A Landing Craft of the Royal Navy
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.—At 5.25 in the evening on the 2nd of Feb- ruary, 1950, the pier master reported that a landing craft of the Royal Navy had fired Verey lights in the direction of the Langford Grounds. At 5.55 the life-boat Fifi...
London Pride
Teesmouth, Yorkshire. — At 8.45, on the evening of the 25th of September, 1950, the lighthouse keeper reported a message that a member of the crew of the new tanker London Pride, which was carrying out trials, was in need of hospital...
Rita
Fleet wood, Lancashire. — At 9.45 on the night of the 17th of January, 1951, the agents for the Swedish steamer Rita telephoned that this ship was lying off the Wyre Light with a badly injured man on board. They asked the life- boat to take...
Marathon
Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 7.42 on the morning of the 28th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that the tanker Marathon, of Oslo, had a man on board suffering from stomach pains. At 8.4 the life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched. The sea...
Three Canoes
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 12th of May, 1957, the coastguard re- ported that three canoes appeared to be in difficulties and to be making no pro- gress off Great Orme's Head light- house....
Mystical Rose
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 20th of March, 1958, the fishing boat Mystical Rose of Wexford, which was on charter to the Wexford harbour commissioners for duties as a pilot boat, had not returned to...
Mafalda (1)
Ilfracombe, Devon.—-At 3 O'clock in the morning of the 27th of July, 1948, the coastguard reported flares, and at 3.30 the motor life-boat Richard Silver Oliver was launched. The weather was fine with a calm sea. The life-boat found the...
Quireda
Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— At 12.20 in the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1948, information was received that a yacht was in distress and dragging her anchor towards the rocks at the harbour entrance, and the motor life-boat Sarah...