LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Isis
OAIBTEB AND WIHTEBTON NORFOLK,— The Oaister No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden put off on the 19th September and remained by the stranded steamer Jsis, of Newcastle, as the vessel had a large number of men on board who were discharging the cargo....
Tagus
SUNDEBLAND.—Flares were seen in the direction of Hendon Beach at 5.30 P.M. on the 12th November. The John Fouhton Life-boat was launched, proceeded to the spot, and found that the brig Tagus, of Aberdeen, bound from that port to Sunderland...
The S.S. Ben Avon
LONGHOPE, ORKNEY.—During a terrific gale from W. by S. at about 10 A.M. on the 20th January, a steamer was observed apparently in distress. The Dickinson Edleston Life-boat went to her assistance, and found that she was the s.s. Ben Avon, of...
Sarnian Gem
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At noon on the 30th Jannary the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden put off to the assistance of the schooner Sarnian Gem, of Guernsey, bound from Guernsey to London with stone, she having apparently lost all her sails. The...
Pennington
FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—The sloop Pennington, of and for Liverpool from Fleetwood, laden with gravel, was seen drifting into a position of danger near North Wharf, having lost her sails, during a fresh gale from the N.N.E., on the 6th...
George and Margaret
NEWBIGGIN. — During a gale of wind from the S.E., and a heavy sea, on the 29th May, the coble George and Margaret, of Newbiggin, while making for the shore was struck by a high sea, and at once foundered, about half a mile E. of Church Point...
Corsair
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the evening of the 13th October, a vessel, which proved to be the trawler Corsair, of Calais, was seen stranded on the Caister shoal. The Life-boat Beauchamp was launched at 7.45 and proceeded to the spot. In rounding...
Arthur Wyatt
YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—The Life-boat John Bnrch was launched in the afternoon of the 9th March to the assistance of the schooner Arthur Wyatt, of Beaumaris,Beaumaris, which was seen to run aground on the Scroby Sand while bound from Hull to...
Ameilia Ann
Shortly before 10 P.M. on the 29th June, the Coast- guard at Caister informed the Coxswain that a vessel was aground on the Barber Sands. The crew were assembled and launched the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy. On reaching the sands she found...
A Fishing Boat
On the 10th August, during a moderate gale, a fishing- boat belonging to Sunderland was blown out to sea. When she was about nine miles E.N.E. of the harbour she was observed and a message was conveyed to the Life-boat authorities. In...