LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Henrietta
On the 14th November, dur- ing a heavy westerly gale, the schooner Henrietta,, of Truro, which was at anchor in a dangerous position off the Selsey Bocks, hoisted signals of distress, and the Life-boat Four Sisters was launched to render aid...
Sjodroninjan
EASTBOURNE.—On the morning of the 4th January intelligence was received that a vessel was ashore between the Bell Tout Lighthouse and Birling Gap. The William and Mary Life-boat put off at about 8.15 during a fresh S.E. wind and a heavy sea,...
Maria Farleigh
GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—The Lifeboat George Pooley was launched at 9.30 A.M. on the 26th February and proceeded to the schooner Maria Farleigh, of Fowey, bound from Glasgow for Cardiff, which was in a dangerous position, embayed on a lee shore...
Brilliant
A flag was observed on a schooner at anchor about two miles off the harbour during a moderate breeze from the W.S, W.
on the 13th February. The trawl boat Nerbudda was seen to speak her and the flag was hauled down. On the...
Fishing Cobles
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the morning of the 7th December the weather, which had been wild during the night, calmed down, and at 9 o'clock the fishingcobles proceeded to sea. About 10 o'clock, however, the wind suddenly rose and veered...
Onward
On the •morning of the 23rd October, at about 7 o'clock, the ketch Onward, of Montrose, was observed in the offing, and as there was a heavy sea on the bar, with scarcely any wind, it was realized that the vessel would incur...
Dalmaris
At 9.30 A.M. on the 8th February a message was received by telephone stat- j ing that a vessel was in distress off I Buddonness Lighthouse. A strong gale was blowing at the time with a heavy j sea. The motor Life-boat Maria was at...
County of Anglesea
The ketch County of Anglesea, of Carnarvon, whilst bound from that port to Rhosneigir with a cargo of bricks, was seen at 8.50 P.M., on the 15th March, drifting down towards the cliffs of Trecastell.
The weather was not...
Prospecto
Bridlington, Yorkshire. — At about 1.40 P.M. on the 23rd December, 1938, a motor fishing vessel was seen making heavy weather south of Bridlington.
A strong, squally, east breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The vessel...
A Motor Launch
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight—At 6.16 P.M. on the llth May, 1939, a message was received from the coastguard at Cliff End that a motor launch off Barton-on-Sea had broken down, and that its occupants were waving clothing to attract attention. As...