LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Abril
During a thick fog, a strong W.S.W. breeze, and a rough sea on the night of the 16th February, the s.s. AMI, of Bilbao, stranded about two and a half miles to the westward of Clovelly and the crew took to the ship's boats. The steamer...
Huddesfield
At about 4.15 on the morning of the 27th January •during a thick fog a boat with nine men in her landed at Clovelly. They reported that their steamer, the Huddersfield, of Cardiff, was ashore about four miles to the westward with the...
Diadem and Dreadnaught
At 12.45 P.M.
a message was received from the Chief Officer of the Coastguard stating that o fishing-boats were unable to enter the harbour. As there was a very rough sea, and a strong southerly gale was blowing, it was...
Mikasa
At 1 A.M.
on the Hth January, Coxswain John Crocombe, received a message from the Coast-guard Station stating that inform- ation had been received by telephone to the effect that a vessel was firing signals of distress in...
The S.S. Glassalt
Shortly before noon on the 30th March, the Coastguard reported that a message had been received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse, stating that a steamer was ashore on the Sunk Sands. A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing at the time, and the sea...
Uto
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.-—-The Life-boat Mary Isabella was launched at 7.40 P.M.
on the 28th March, in response to signals of distress shown by the brigantine Uto, of Lillesand, timber laden from Gefle for Ramsey, which was...
Albert
HILBRE ISLAND.—The lightkeeper at Hoylake having observed a vessel ashore on the West Hoyle, on the morning of the llth April, at once communicated with Hilbre Island, with the result that the Life-boat Admiral Briggs was launched at 5.45,...
Ethel Edith
During a fresh S. gale on 13th January, with a very rough sea, the Coastguard reported, at 7.49 A.M., that a ketch, which was found to be the Ethel Edith, of Faversham, carrying a crew of four and bound with maize from London to Great...
Pauline
On the llth December, 1932, the 4,920- ton steamer Pauline, of Panama, came to anchor in a very dangerous position in Tramore Bay. She was bound, light, from Glasgow to Barry, but had had engine trouble when near Holyhead, become...
Estrellia
On the night of the 17th September a very strong gale was blowing from the S.W., with a very rough sea, rain squalls and a very high tide, and between midnight and eight o'clock the next morning there were three launches ; one by the...