LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Snowdrop
MAY 30TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At nine o’clock in the morning the coastguard reported distress signals from a vessel ashore at Scotstown Head.
The sea was smooth, but there was a dense fog. The motor life-boat Julia...
A Trawler (7)
AUG. 28TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A trawler had gone on the rocks, but she refloated unaided. - Rewards, £4 11s.
The S.S. Cairnmona and Strathlossie (1)
OCT. 30TH. - PETERHEAD, AND ABERDEEN.
At 11.15 P.M. a message was received at Peterhead from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking three miles east of Rattray Head, and that two vessels were standing...
None (47)
AUGUST 28TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
Red flares had been reported, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 3s. 6d..
None (32)
JULY 17TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A flashing light had been reported, but no boat in need of help could be found. - Rewards, £8 12s. 6d.
None (54)
Nov. 20TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A loud explosion could be heard, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £16 2s. 9d.
The Boy
JUNE 21ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 4.45 P.M. a message was received that a Peterhead motor boat, the Boy, with two on board, had not returned, and the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 5...
The S.S. Cairnmona (1)
SUNK IN TWENTY MINUTES.
_ _ Peterhead, and Aberdeen, Aberdeen- shire.—At 11.15 P.M. on the 30th October, 1939, a message was received at Peterhead from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking three miles east of Rattray...
A Fishing Boat (8)
OCTOBER 1ST. - PETERHEAD, AHERDEENSHIRE.
A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but it was found that she had put into Aberdeen. - Rewards, £13 3s. 6d..
A Steam Trawler
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—24th June.
A steam trawler had run ashore, but got off without help.—Rewards, £5 16s..