LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Young John
WEXFORD.—In the afternoon of the 10th February, while a strong gale was blowing from the N.W. with a rough sea, signals of distress were shown by the fishing lugger Young John, of St. Ives, which had left Wexford on her homeward journey two...
Hans
HARWICH. — The Cork light - vessel having signalled on the 6th June, the Steam Life-boat City of Glasgow left her moorings at 9.15 P.M., and on reaching the lightship ascertained that a vessel was on the West Bocks. A moderate breeze was...
Mary
During the afternoon of 24th October information was received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse that two men had landed there from the small fishing boat Mary, of Clacton, as the strong northerly wind and rough sea prevented them from returning...
A Small Boat (1)
At 6 P.M. on the 4th January a message was received from the Postmaster of Marloes, through the Coastguard, that a small boat was drifting in St. Bride's Bay. The occupants of the boat were the owner of Skomer Island and another man, who...
The S.S. Glenaan
The Honorary Secretary received a tele- phone message from the Kildonan Coastguard at 3.55 A.M. on the 21st January to the effect that a ship was ashore on West Bennen Head, Isle of Arran, and the Motor Life-boat City of Glasgow was launched...
Elsie Annie
At 2 P.M. on 5th May the Coxswain received a telephone message from Wexford to the effect that a small steamer was on Wexford Bar in a very dangerous position, and the Motor Life-boat K.E.C.F. was at once launched to her help. A whole E.N.E....
The Motor Fishing Coble Primrose
On the morning of the 5th December, the motor fishing coble Primrose, of Whitby, was seen to be in difficulties about a mile E.S.E.
from Whitby Rock Buoy, and,the Motor Life-boat Margaret Marker Smith was launched at 11.25...
May
At 12.30 P.M. on the 2nd January a telephone message was received from the Coastguard that a fishing coble was in distress north of Emmanuel Head.
The No. 1 Motor Life-boat Milbufn was launched and found the May of Holy...
The S.S. Co-Operator
At 8 A.M. on the 17th December, 1932, the s.s. Co- operator, of Fenit, while bound, with a crew of three, from Tralee Canal to Fenit, encountered a strong S.W. gale with a rough sea. She could not make headway, and dropped anchor, but it did...
Hibernia
The motor life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crosweller was launched at 8.5 P.M. on the 19th January, during a moderate S.S.E. gale with a rough sea, to the help of the motor vessel Hibernia, of Skibbereen. She had grounded on the rocks...