LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sophie, of Oporto, Georgina
On the 4th January, 1857, the brig Sophie, of Oporto, was driven on shore in a heavy easterly gale between three and four miles south of Hauxley Point, on the Northumberland coast. The Hauxley life-boat belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT...
Inveresk
ABERSOCH.—During the gale of the 7th October, the barque Inveresk, of and for Liverpool from Nova Scotia, was seen running under bare poles direct for the east end of St. Patrick's Causeway. The Life-boat Mabel Louisa proceeded to her...
Mischief, of Carnarvon
On 24th January following the life-boat again went out, during a hurricane from the S., to the assistance of the schooner Mischief, of Carnarvon, which had gone ashore on the Parten Stiel Rocks, about a mile and a half to the south of the...
Levant, of Bristol
On the evening of llth May, a signal of distress having been hoisted at the Rock Light, the Rescue tubular life-boat immediately pro- ceeded down the Rock Channel, in tow of the steam-tug Universe, till within a mile and a quarter of the...
Coxswain Richards of Lynmouth
COXSWAIN GEOEGE STANLEY RICH- ARDS, who died on the 10th of January, 1954, at the age of 91, was a well-known personality in Lynmouth, and had been .coxswain of the Lyn- mouth life-boat from 1926 to 1931.
For forty years...
Category: Obituaries
Sarah, of Watford
On the morning of the 17th November the schooner Sarah, of Waterford, was driven ashore from stress of weather in this bay. The Tramore life- boat was immediately launched through a very heavy sea, and took off the crew of 5 men and 1...
Loretta of Bilboa
On the 5th December, the schooner Loretta, of Bilboa, was seen drifting toward the sands east- ward of Porthcawl. There was a strong gale blowing from W.S.W. at the time.
The Porthcawl life-boat put off, and brought ashore...
Queen of the Usk
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—During a very heavy gale from the S.E., on the 3rd March, the brigantine Queen of the Usk, of Whitehaven, bound from Kingstown to that port, in ballast, was riding very heavily in Douglas Bay, with two anchors down and...
William, of Liverpool
on 9th Feb., saved 5 men from the schooner William, of Liverpool..
Crown of India
DUNGENBSS,KENT.—About 5.30 A.M. on the 26th April the Coastguard watchman sent a message to the Life-boat Station that a four-masted barque was ashore in West Bay. The Coxswain promptly assembled his crew and launched the Life-boat R.A.O.B....