LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Evening By the Sea
IT is a beauteous evening, calm and free; The holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is smiling down in its tranquillity; The gentleness of heaven is on the sea; Listen!—the Mighty Being is awake, And doth with...
Category: Poetry
The Wexford Pilot Boat
MAY 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. During the afternoon the coxswain was watching the Wexford pilot boat off Wexford Bar, apparently waiting for the tide. A N.N.E. gale was blowing with a rough sea. Then the coxswain saw her drift...
A Naval Patrol Drifter (1)
NOVEMBER 21ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At about 3.55 P.M. information was received from the naval base at Brightling sea that a ship had blown up. A light westerly wind was blowing, with a slight swell. The motor life-boat Edward Z.<...
Benguela
SEPTEMBER 30TH. - WHITEHILLS , BANFFSHIRE. At 2.35 P.M. the coastguard reported that a small motor cargo vessel one mile N. by E. of Sandend had stopped and was firing coloured rockets. A light southerly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea...
The Ex-Danish Fishing Boat Vesterland
OCTOBER 2 3RD. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
At 11.30 A.M. the coastguard reported a vessel five or six miles N.E. by N. of Buckie, burning what appeared to be distress signals, and the motor life-boat K.B.M. was launched at 11.55...
H.M. Minesweeper Guide On
OCTOBER 20TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE. At 9.30 A.M. the Banff coastguard reported distress signals three miles N.E. by N. from East Head, Portsoy, and the motor life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was launched. A W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a...
Dandora
NOVEMBER 16TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. At about 8.30 A.M. a telephone message came from the coast watchers that a ship was firing distress signals about two miles S.E. of Old Head of Kinsale, and the motor life-boat Sarah Ward...
Girl Pat
MAY 4TH. - DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN. At nine o’clock at night a lifeboatman saw a small boat in difficulties about one mile north-east of the east pier lighthouse.
The honorary secretary of the life-boat station was...
An Aeroplane (57)
AUGUST 1ST. - ABERYSTWYTH , CARDIGANSHIRE. At 6.30 A.M. the coastguard reported Very’s lights several miles to the S.W. by W. An easterly breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. Police helped in getting the life-boat crew assembled, and with...
Expedite
A fine service was performed by the Laetitia, the Life-boat stationed here, on the 13th November. the morning of that day she went off to tow of the steam-tug Bairibow to a Norwegian vessel named Expedite, belong- Iing to Drobeck, which had...