LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Loch Alsh
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, YORKSHIRE. — On the 29th November, this coast was visited by the most severe gale experienced for many years past. The wind had been gradually increasing from the previous day; until at S A.M. it was blowing a perfect...
Mary Tatham
From the coast near this i port, on the 2ud January, by the first light 1 of breaking day, the masts of a vessel were | observed looming faintly through the haze of a S.W. storm. It was presently ascer- tained that the vessel herself...
Five Pile Drivers
At 1.30 A.M.
on the 19th March, during a whole N.N.E. gale and very heavy sea, signals of distress were seen from five Pile Drivers which were moored in the River Humber. The Life-boat Charles Burton was launched and...
Jewish
At 9.40 A.M. on the 12th January, during a strong N.E.
gale, a message was received by tele- phone stating that a barge was at anchor near the sea-wall at Sandown.
She had a distress signal hoisted and was...
Marz
THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning of the 17th June information was received that a vessel was in distress off Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J.
was...
Ellin
On the morning of the 4th February news was received from the coastguard that a steamer was ashore at Crowlink, and the Eastbourne motor life-boat Jane Holland and the Newhaven motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott were launched at about...
A Canoe
SOLDIERS RESCUED Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 2.23 a.m.
on i9th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two soldiers were missing from a canoe east of St. Govans Head and at 2.38 the Tenby life-boat...
Mervic (3)
Bude, Port Isaac and Padstow, Cornwall; and Clovelly, North Devon - At 9.40 a.m. on 22nd August, 1969, the coastguard informed the Bude honorary secretary that distress flares from a large white boat had been seen two miles west of Lower...
None (65)
DECEMBER 9TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. A message was received from Dr. Cruickshank, of Walls, that he had had an urgent call to go to Foula Island. The weather was too rough for the ferry boat to make the passage, and no other vessel was available...
Jebez, of Greenock
On the night of the 26th Nov., it blowing a gale of wind from S.S.W., with a heavy sea on, and being very dark, lights, as from a vessel in-distress, were observed in Castle- town Bay in a dangerous positios. The life-boat was accordingly...