LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Telesilla
WmTBURN.—The s.s. Telesilla, of and from London for Shields in ballast, stranded on Whitburn Stile during thick weather and a strong sea on the 7th December.
The William and Charles Lifeboat put off to her assistance at...
Newland
GROOMSPORT.—On the 19th. May, at 10 A.M., the wind blowing hard from the N.E., the smack Newland, of Kilkeel, riding to her sole remaining anchor on a lee shore, in Ballyholme Bay, hoisted a signal of distress, and the Life-boat Florence...
Chevereul
CARNSORE.—On the 21st December, at 2.15 A.M., a vessel was reported to be stranded in Churchtown Bay. The Lifeboat Iris proceeded there promptly, and found the barque Chevereul, of Havre, ashore there. The wind was blowing from the S.E.,...
Countess of Caithness
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. — At about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, 26th March, a signal of distress was shown by the schooner Countess of Caithness', of Gloucester, bound from Limerick to Port William, N.B., with a cargo of bones....
Crown of India
DUNGENBSS,KENT.—About 5.30 A.M. on the 26th April the Coastguard watchman sent a message to the Life-boat Station that a four-masted barque was ashore in West Bay. The Coxswain promptly assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat R.A.O.B....
Lilly
On the Tth September, during the afternoon, a small cutter yacht was seen to be in difficulties off Aldeburgh, with seas washing right over her. Without delay the No. 1 Life-boat City of Winchester was launched, and proceeded to the help...
Fingall
— At 7 P.M. on the 28th March the ketch Fingall, of Montrose, which was anchored in the South Bay, showed a signal of distress and the motor Life-boat Alex- ander Tulloch responded to it. The I vessel had carried away one of her I cables and...
Sunbeam
On the 14th March, when a fresh southerly breeze was blowing, and a rough sea was | running, the fishing-coble Sunbeam was j delayed some hours behind the others, in consequence of the night being very dark with snow falling heavily and the...
Bird of Freedom
About 1.30 P.M.
on the 16th October a fishing boat was observed to be on the Mole Rocks to the eastward of the breakwater ; at the time it was blowing a moderate gale from S.E.
with a rough sea. Without...
Fishing Cobles
A strong westerly gale with a rough sea came up, on the 16th January, whilst the fishing cobles were at sea, and about 11 A.M. the Life-boat Ada Lewis was launched to attend them into safety.
The gale having arisen quite...