LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Chamois
WINTEETON, NORFOLK.—The look-out man having observed lights on the 27th February, 1901, the crew of the Lifeboat Margaret were summoned. The nature of the lights could not be discerned and therefore it was decided to launch the Life-boat in...
Birda
PADSTOW, CORNWALL.—Shortly after noon on Sunday, the 1st March, it was reported that the steam trawler Birda, of Milford, was on the "Doombar" with the sea washing right over her. Rockets were at once fired, and while the crew were...
The S.S. Ring
On the 26th November the s.s. Ring, of Gothen- burg, with a crew of nineteen, bound from Runcorn to Sweden with a cargo of salt, was caught in a moderate S.W. gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, driven off her course, and forced to seek...
Thomas and Bluejacket
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—Signals having been fired by the Cockle Light-vessel on the 16th January, the Life-boat Beauchamp was launched at 7.15 P.M.
A light breeze was then blowing from S.S.W., the sea was moderate and the weather...
Six Sisters, of Hull
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
•—At 1.40 P.M. on the 18th August the St. Nicholas light-vessel fired guns and hoisted signals to indicate a vessel in distress somewhere E. by N. of the lightvessel.
Melanie
Swanage, Dorset.—At 9.20 on the morning of the llth of August, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a yacht was burning red flares off Chap- man's Pool. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 9.24. There was a rough sea with a heavy...
Thyme
Tke Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the llth of December, 1954, the coast- guard reported that a fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties near Rhossilly, but later stated that she was making way...
An Aeroplane
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 9.20 P.M.
* on the 14th October, 1939, the coastguard reported that the Shambles Lightship had fired guns and rockets.
A strong E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. At 10...
Brig O'Doone
Islay, Hebrides. At 10.20 on the night of the 16th of July, 1959, the lighthouse keeper at Rhuvaal informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had fired distress flares a mile and a half north-north-east of...
A Converted Ship's Boat
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1959, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that he had been keeping a converted ship's boat under observation for some time as she was...