LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Clarinda of Sunderland
The Birmingham. No. \ life-boat at Sutton saved 7 men from the ship Clarinda, of Snnderland, which had stranded off In- goldsmill.
May
Launches 31 Lives rescued 16 MAY 2ND. - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.
During the evening the French fishing vessel L’Appel-de-Lemar, while on passage from Newlyn to Fleetwood, with a crew of five, grounded on St. Bernard’s Wharf...
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Douglas, of Guernsey
On the 8th April, the brigantine Douglas, of Guernsey, sprung a leak, and afterwards exhibited signals of distress in Pakefield Eoads, during a very strong gale from the N.E. The Sisters life- boat put out, took off 7 of the vessel's...
Catherine, of Liverpool
On the llth June, during a fresh gale of wind from the north, the sloop Catherine, of Liverpool, was observed in a dismasted state, with signals of distress flying, about 4 miles off this place. The Rhyl tubular life-boat went off, and...
Betsy, of Sunderland
On the night of 9th January, 1859, the schooner Betsy, of Sunderland, ran aground off Newbiggen Point, on the Northumberland Coast, the night being dark, and a strong sea setting in from the east at the time. On signals of distress being...
The French Fishing Boat Notre Dame des Victoires (1)
Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of May,1956, the Dingle Civic Guard tele- phoned the Fenit life-boat station to sav that two men were stranded on a high ledge of a cliff under the old tower at Ballydavid...
Cumulus I
Clawing off beach AT 2302 ON FRIDAY December 23, 1977, St Anns Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of St David's lifeboat station that the cargo vessel Cumulus I of Panama bound from Glasgow to Beirut appeared to be in serious...
Mignonette, of Southampton
Weymouth, Dorset - At 8.28 p.m. on 12th September, 1966, red flares were sighted in Weymouth Bay. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke left her moorings at 8.48 in a strong westerly wind and a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. She proceeded to a...
Eliza of Shields
On the night of the 16th March, the schooner Eliza, of Shields, missed stays and was driven ashore three-quarters of a mile from the Palling life-boat station. The life-boat was quickly launched and proceeded to her, landing her crew, 7 in...
Howard of Grimsby
On the 27th March, the smack Howard, of Grimsby, went ashore near the outer buoy, off Scar- borough. On the accident being seen from the shore, the Scarborough life-boat was im- mediately launched, and took off the only man on board the...