LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fishing Clipper, of Yarmouth
At 11 P.M., on the 24th January, 1868, guns were heard from the St. Nicholas Light Vessel, and lights of distress were seen in Yarmouth Roads. The large life-boat was at once got out, but the gale was so strong, and the weather so thick and...
Shrimp
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—A party of four Liverpool yachtsmen were rescued from a dangerous position on the 3rd April. They set out the night before in the yacht Shrimp, but had not proceeded far when they encountered a severe westerly gale,...
Fishing Boats
At 6 A.M. on the 9th January, in smooth but thick weather, the fishing-boats of Johnshaven put to sea. An hour or so later the sea commenced to rise and the S.E. wind increased to a gale, and by 10 o'clock it was so rough that it was...
The Danmark
PALLING, NORFOLK.—At 10 A.M. on the 3rd April, during a strong wind from the E. and a .heavy sea, a brig was seen stranded at Waxham, and showing signals of distress. The Palling No. 1 Life-boat was promptly launched and went to the aid of...
Leonar
The barque Leonar, of Hamburg, bound from that port to the Tyne with salt, went ashore on the Spittal Point Rocks, south of Newbiggin, at about 1 A.M. on the 22nd February, during thick weather and a rough sea. In reply to her signals of...
Embla
MUHBSSI.BT, NOBTOLK. — At 5.80 A.M.
on the 28th November, the Life-boat J. B. Elliot was launched to the aid of the barque JEmWs, of Stavanger, bound from Christiansund for Cardiff with a cargo of timber, which had stranded...
Isabella
LYTHAM, LANCASHIEE.—The Life-boat Charles Biggs, was launched at 7.15 A.M.
on the 31st of May, to the assistance of the schooner Isabella, of Beaumaris, bound from Plymouth for Preston with a cargo of china clay, which had...
Samuel Dixon
WICKLOW.—The Bolert T. Garden Life-boat was launched at 7.30 A.M. on the 1st November, and proceeded to the assistance of the schooner Samuel Dixon, of "Wexford, bound from Llanelly for Wexford with a cargo of coal, which had shown a...
Tweed, of Greenock
SILLOTH.—At 7.30 A.M. on the 24th January, the Life-boat Angela and Hannah proceeded through a heavy gale at S.S.W.
to the assistance of the schooner Tweed, of Greenock. This vessel had struck on the north-west end of the...
Aurora
BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE.—At 4 A.M.
on the 1st June, the Life-boat English Mechanic, of this station, proceeded out of the river to the assistance of the schooner Aurora, of Christiania, which vessel was ashore on the Coal...