LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Weather Reports and Forecasts In the Daily Newspapers
By Rear-Admiral Fitz-Roy, F.R.S.
INFORMATION about the weather, or respecting instruments available for popular use, as indicators of changes in our ever-varying atmosphere, has been extensively diffused daring late years,...
Category: Articles
Yacht Beaver
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 22nd April, the steam-yacht Beaver, of Berwick, was seen in the bay showing signals of distress while a strong breeze was blowing from the W.N.W. The Life-boat John and Janet put off to her assistance at 5 P.M. and...
Robina
On the 14th December the ship Bobina, bound from Aguilas, in Spain, to Shields, went ashore off Jury's Gap. The Eye Life-boat Arthur Frederick Fitzroy, and the Solicitors' and Proctors' Life-boat Storm Sprite, stationed at...
Allison
RYE.—On the morning of the 14th January, the brig Allison, of Whitby, stranded near Jury's. Gap during a strong S.S.W. wind and heavy sea. The crew were then in no danger, and it was hoped that the vessel would get off with the rising...
The Steamers R. J. Cullen, Empire Homer, Ingrid, and Eugenie S. Embiricos
JANUARY 16TH - 26TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At nine in the evening of the 15th the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore two miles N.W. by W. of Barra Head, and the life-boat crew were assembled. Shortly afterwards another...
The Seine Net Fishing Boat Elna, of Esbjerg
JULY 2ND. - BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 10.30 at night the coastguard telephoned that a Danish fishing boat was lying two miles north-north-east of Cullernose Point, apparently in need of help.
The motor...
Four Bronze Medals for Shore-Boat Services
Newhaven (Sussex), South Shields (Northumberland).
THE Institution has awarded Bronze Medals for gallantry in saving life to four men, all four of whom ran great risk of losing their lives.
On the...
Category: Medals
J.B.W.
Barrow, Lancashire - At 2.45 a.m.
on 28th September, 1966, news was received that an air search had been in operation since the previous day for the yacht J.B.W., which was overdue at Glasson dock on passage from the Isle...
A Motor Boat (2)
CLINGING TO BOAT At 4.55 a.m. on 23rd August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a boat was reported to have sunk off Cardigan Island and her occupants had reached the island. The sea was rough, with a strong...
A Rubber Dinghy (1)
JULY 3RD. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. A rubber dinghy with a man aboard had been reported, but was found to be an R.A.F.
target buoy. - Rewards, £5 12s. 3d..