LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Marie Kirstine
On the 19th June a vessel with a signal of distress flying was seen, while a strong breeze was blowing from the N.W. with a rough sea and thick weather.
She was on the S. side of Olanyard Bay, and about fifty yards from the...
Mermaid, of Grimsby
the 14th November the Life -boat Licensed Victualler was launched to rescue a boy who had bee.n left on board the smack Mermaid, of Grimsby, which vessel had parted from her cables while in charge of the boy and grounded 200 yards from the...
A Small Boat (2)
At 6.50 P.M. on the 30th April a message was received from the Coastguard at Shoreham that a small boat had cap- sized about half a mile off the Towers, West Worthing. The Motor Life-boat Samuel Oakes was launched at 7.12...
James
The ketch James, of Carnarvon, whilst bound from Port Dinorwic in ballast, anchored in Porthdinllaen Bay on the 6th January. A whole N.N.W. gale was blowing with a heavy sea, and as the vessel was lying in an exposed posi- tion she was kept...
White Rose
At about 9.30 A.M. on the 16th July, a report was received that a fishing-boat was flying signals of distress about four miles from the land. A strong S.S.E. gale pre- | vailed at the time with a rough sea, I and the ...
Fishing Boats (2)
O 11 the morning of the 3rd November the local fishing fleet was out and was over- taken by bad weather. The sea rose rapidly, and at 9.15 A.M. a whole S.S.E.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea.
As the...
A Boat
HOLYHEAD.—A telephone message having been received from the Breakwater Lighthouse stating that a boat, containing one man, was drifting across Church Bay and was evidently in need of assistance, on the llth June, the coxswain of the...
The S.S. Martha
PADSTOW, CORNWALL. — The coastguard at Trevose Head, on the night of the 22nd February, reported that a large steamer was in distress five miles to the north and that she was burning signals for assistance. The tug Helen Peele, with the Life...
Ardgowan
At 3.30A.M.
a messenger arrived at Huna and re- ported that a vessel was ashore and burning flares in the direction of Duncansby Head. There was a strong E.S.E. wind blowing with a rough sea and the weather was cold and wet...
Fishing Cobles (1)
The coxswain received a telephone message about 10 A.M. on the llth January, stating that three fishing cobles were in danger off Alnmouth and unable to make any headway against the prevail- ing W.S.W. gale and ebb tide. The Life-boat...