LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Mersey Class Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge Returns to New Quay
The Mersey class Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge returns to New Quay pier on the day of her naming ceremony with Mr and Mrs Grice aboard, together with the coxswain Winston Evans and mechanic Mervyn Thomas. Photo Carol... - View image in PDF
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Margaret Cunningham, of Whitby
On the 23rd July, the schooner Margaret Cunningham, of Whitby, was seen driving towards the Kettleness Reef, off the south point of Runs- wick Bay. It was blowing a gale from the N.N.E., and a heavy sea was running at the time. The life-boat...
Result, of Guernsey
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the afternoon of the 1st January, when a strong gale from the N.E. and a fresh in the river had set up an unusually heavy sea on the bar of the Tweed, the barque Result, of Guernsey, which was bound from Sombrero to...
Passages of Life-Boats In the Gales. Port Patrick, Troon, and Moelfre
THREE new Motor Life-boats which left the building yard at Cowes for their Stations during the gales—the 40-feet Watson Life-boats for Port Patrick (Wigtownshire), Troon (Ayrshire) and Moelfre (Anglesey)—were subjected to as severe a test as...
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Westlaan, of Groningen
Boulmer, Northumberland.—1st June.
The motor vessel Westlaan, of Groningen, had made signals, but it was a pilot she wanted.—-Rewards, £12 12s..
Wihelamina, of Veesdam
On the 24th Decem- ber, the schooner WAhelmina, of Veesdam, went on shore, during stormy weather, at Scolston Head, off Peterhead. The People's Journal, No. 1, life-boat at the latter place, went off and rescued one of the crew.
Laurel, of London
A heavy gale was sweep- ing along the coast of South Devon on the night of the 23rd November, when rockets were observed at Mount Batten, indicative of some shipping disaster; and it being presently ascertained that a sbjp had parted from...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
SKATERAW, HADDINGTONSHIRE.—The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat Station at Skateraw, in order to strengthen the Life-boat Service on the coast of Haddingtonshire.
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Jesse Anna, of Whitby
On the 22nd of September last, at 3 A. M., the brig Jesse Anna, of Whitby, ran on the Goodwin Sands. On signals of distress being made by the light- vessels, the Ramsgate life-boat, in tow of the Harbour Commissioners' steamer Aid,...