LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Scotia
HOLY ISLAND AND BOULMER. — The Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 2.20 P.M., on the 6th March, in a rough sea, the wind blowinga strong gale from N.W., in response to signals of distress shown by the schooner Scotia,...
TheSmall Lug Sail Boat Moa
About 10.30 P.M. on the 23rd July, three youths engaged a small lug-sail boat, called the Moo, to go for a moon- light sail. They were caught by the tide and being inexperienced in boating were unable to make any headway and drifted to the...
Westward Ho
At 1.30 A.M. on the 7th August a tele- phone message was received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse stating that the Kentish Knock Light-vessel was firing signals for a ship in distress. The crew of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 14 were...
Soldier Prince
HOTLAKE, CHESHIRE, and FORMBY, LANCASHIRE.—On the afternoon of the 18th August the steamer Soldier Prince, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, belonging to the Prince Line and bound to Manchester, stranded on the Askew Spit. There was a strong N.W. breeze...
The H.M.S. Dryad
On the 21st October the Life-boat John A. Hay was launched in response to signals of distress from H.M.S. Dryad. A strong S.E. breeze was blowing at the time with a rough sea, and the weather was dark and showery. When the Life- boat reached...
Fishing Boats
SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.—On the 29th May the private Life-boat Henry Barney Upcher was launched to the assistance of seven boats which were returning from fishing off Blakeney, in a moderate to strong gale from N.N.E. and a rough sea. As the...
Albion and Esther
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—While a strong gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a rough sea and squally weather, on the 3rd August, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Albion, of and from Buncorn, for the Yealm river,...
Comforter
CLACTON-ON-SEA. — In response to messages by telephone and signal guns fired from the Swin Middle Light-Vessel, on the morning of the 22nd March, the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 8.50 and found the brig Comforter, of Tonsberg,...
Progress
LLANDUDNO, CARNARVONSHIRE.—At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the 12th February, a message was received from the Orme's Head Light House that a schooner was displaying signals of distress about three miles off in a northwesterly...
The S.S. Cogent
A very thick fog having lifted somewhat about 10 o'clock in the morning of the 20th May, a steamer was sighted aground about half way to the outer part of the rocks off the pier. The No. 1 Life-boat, Robert and Mary Ellis, im- mediately...