LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Smacks Triumph, Aquilon and Honour
MONTHOSE.—A heavy storm was experienced on the llth March, the wind blowing a whole gale from the E.S.E., accompanied by a very heavy sea, snow, and sleet. At 11.35 A.M., the No 1 Life-boat Augusta, was launched,"and was towed by the...
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...
Fishing Cobles
.—At 2.10 P.M. on the 7th February a tele- gram was received from the Coastguard, stating that eight of the cobles belong- ing to Flamborough were endeavouring to get to the North Landing, and that they were in great danger owing to the...
A Submarine
On the 5th February, when a moderate southerly breeze was blowing, a wireless message was received? stating that a vessel was ashore on the South Scroby Sands.
This happened at 5.45 A.M., and within twenty minutes the No. 1...
Marthe Roux
The Life-boat Robert and Susan was called out about 6.30 A.M. on the 25th Feb- ruary, to the assistance of the Barque Marthe Boux, of Havre, which had stranded on some dangerous rocks about three-quarters of a mile to the south of Newbiggin;...
Monarch
At 8 A.M. on the 14th September a barge was seen drifting ashore about half-a-mile from Thorpeness. The assembly signal was at once fired and the No. 2 Life-boat promptly launched. The life-saving apparatus also proceeded to the scene of the...
A Small Boat Named Ruby
On the morning of the 30th January the fishing fleet of about thirty boats went out of harbour between 5 and 7 o'clock. At that time the weather was fine and the sea was comparatively smooth. At about 9 o'clock the sea suddenly rose...
Hannah Taylor
At 11 A.M on the 27th March the Cox- swain of the Life-boat Co-operator No. 1 received a report stating that a fishing coble had had her rudder broken about one mile south of the harbour. It was blowing a whole gale from the West at the time...
Spartan
The Reculvers Coastguard telephoned at 1.45 A.M. oa the 12th April that a vessel in the Gore Channel, east of Hook Sand, was burning flares for help. A moderate N.W. by N.
gale was blowing with a rough sea. The Motor...
Sarah
JOHNSHAVEN.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of the 7th February, a small steamer, the Sarah, of Montrose, bound from Bridgeness for Fraserburgh with coal, was observed by the watch at the coastguard station to be dangerously near...