LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Dinghy (1)
Workington, Cumberland.—At 10.50 on the night of the 21st of May, 1956, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that a dinghy had been reported to be drifting towards Workington south buoy. The life-boat Man- chester & Salford XXIX...
A Boat
Humber, Yorkshire. At 9.55 on the morning of the 13th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in diffi- culties three and a half miles south- south-east of the Protector buoy. The life-boat City...
The Ex-R.N.L.I. Life-Boat West Wind
No. 2 Life-boat Area (Southern Scotland, North West England and Isle of Man) EX-LIFE-BOAT SUMMONS LIFE-BOAT AN old ex-R.N.L.I, pulling and sailing life-boat now named West Wind caused the Barrow, Lancashire, life-boat Herbert Leigh, which is...
Terukuni Maru
NOV. 21ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 12.5 2 P.M. the Japanese steamer Terukuni Maru, of Tokio, bound for London, was sunk by enemy action about one and a half miles E. of the north-east Gunfleet Buoy. A light easterly breeze was...
"The Merchant Shipping Bill of 1869." (Second Article.)
IN our last Number we gave a summary of this most important Bill, which we trust will be consummated as the " Merchant Shipping Act, 1870," in the next Session of Parliament.
We likewise commented on those...
Category: Articles
Heye P.
Coaster on rocks A VESSEL on the rocks at Prawle Point was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by Prawle Point Coastguard at 2233 on Sunday December 16, 1979. Less than ten minutes later Salcombe's 47ft Watson...
Elizabeth, of Llanelly
At daylight on the llth April the schooner Elizabeth, of Llanelly, was discovered in a dangerous position, on a lee shore, 5 miles from this station. It was blowing a gale from the N.E. at the time, accompanied by heavy. squalls of snow: and...
None (2)
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 12.22 in the afternoon of the 27th of February, 1949, the medical officer of health, telephoned that there had been an acci- dent in Unst, and a man must be taken to hospital at once. A strong northerly gale was...
Harmonious II
AUGUST 7TH. - ABERDEEN. At 10.27 at night the coastguard reported that a fishing boat was burning red flares five miles away, south-east of Collieston. A light south-west wind was blowing and the sea was smooth.
The No. 1...
Thomas and Jane
On the 1st January, 1861 the sloop Thomas and Jane, of Dundee carried away her main boom, and having nearly four feet of water in her hold, and the master and crew being quite exhausted hoisted a signal of distress, which was seen from...