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Statement of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution

Date of Wreck.

1861.

Jan. 1 » » » » » » » » » j » ») " 5 » r W » " 6 » ° 15 ,, 21 „ 24 „ 25 Feb. 2 » 9 » » W J» » » 1 » » J» W » » » 1) » lo )» )» w » " ii' » Xl •i* *i 17 „ 18 ,, 19 n . »» » » " 20 ,, 21 Mar. 2 ,, 3 „ 6 ,, 7 STATEMENT OF Site of Wreck.

Whitley Sands, Cullercoats Doomed Bar Sand, Padstow Blackwater Bank, Cahore .

Compton Bay , Isle of Wight Goodwin Sands . . . .

Lossiemouth Porthcawl Wbitburn .

Cardigan Bar . . . .

Browngtown, Tramorc . .

Cross Roads, Anglesey. .

ArklowBank . . . .

Arklow Long Scarr Bock, Seaton Carew Skerries Co Dublin Ditto Drogheda Bar . . .

Filey Beach . . ...

Wicklow Rhyl Ditto Castletown Dundalk Bay . . . .

Courtown Strand, Arklow .

Wicklow Long Scarr Rock, Seaton Carew East Case Sand River Tees Dutchman's Bank, Anglesey Ditto Carrig Rock, Greenore Point, Co. Wexford Marsk Sand, Redcar . .

Jack's Hole Bank Wicklow St. Andrew's. . . . .

Dungarvan Bay . . . .

Carreg-Oimen, Fishguard .

Holyhead Scarweather Sands, For thcaw] Padstow .

Youghal Aldborough Bay . .

Rhosneiger Rocks, Rhoscolyn Clipera Bocks, Holyhead Carnarvon Bay Ditto Ayr THE SERVICES OF Wind and Weather.

E.S.E., Gale . . .

S.W., Violent Gale .

N., Blowing Fresh .

Thick Weather, Hy Sea S.E., Stormy .

N E Strong Gale W.S.W., Fresh Breeze N.E., Heavy Sea. .

S.E., Strong Breeze .

S E Strong Gale Ditto Ditto . . .

E N E Squally E., Fresh Gale . .

E.N E . . . .

N.W., Moderate . .

S.W.,Hazy . . .

Blowing Very Hard .

S.W., Strong Gale .

N.E., Hurricane . .

E. by N., Heavy Gale Heavy Gale of Wind .

Ditto Strong Gale . . .

E.N.E., Heavy Gale .

E.N.E., Storm . .

E.N.E., Strong Gale .

Ditto .

E.N.E., Heavy Gale.

N.E., Very Hy. Gale N.E., Hurricane .

Fresh Gale . . .

E.N.E., Heavy Gale.

Ditto Blowing Strong .

Ditto .

N.E., Gale of Wind .

Heavy Gale . .

E S E , Fresh Gale S Gale of Wind .

S.S.E., Heavy Gale .

S.W.,Gale. . . .

W., Heavy Gale . .

S.S.W., Very Hy. Gale S.W., Strong Gale .

W Heavy Gale S.W., Gale of Wind .

Blowing Very Hard .

S.W., Hurricane . .

N. W.by W.Whole Gale Hy. Gale Terrific Surf S.W., Gale . . .

THE LIFE-BOATS OF THE EOYAI Name of Vessel.

Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham . . .

Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford Ship Nova Bella, of Liverpool . .

Schooner John Wesley, of Guernsey .

Schooner Prospect, of Berwick . .

Billiboy Barque Dnguay Trouin, of St. Vaast .

Sloop Thomas and Jane, of Dundee Schooner Mary Jane, of St. Ives . .

Ditto Ditto Barque Sarah Love, of Sunderland. .

Brig Test, of Glasgow . . . . .

Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc .

American Barque Tycoon . . . .

Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris . . .

BrigParton,ofWhitehaven . . .

Schooner William, of Morecambc . .

Brig Alliance, of Guernsey — and Schooner Warnsbeck, of Shields Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston .

Schooner Agnes, of Preston . . . .

Brig Mary and Anne, of Seaham .

Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .

Schooner William, of Liverpool . .

Ditto Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown . . .

Sloop Telegraph, of Newry . . . .

Brigantine Sir A. McNab, of Maryport Smack Ariel, of Howth Brig Providence, of Shields . . . .

Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle . . .

Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .

Barque Guyana, of Glasgow. . .

Brig Roman Empress, of Sunderland .

Brig San Spiridione, of Galaxide . .

Sloop Richard, of Whitby . . . .

Brigantine Susan, of Cork . . . .

Sloop Elizabeth and Mary, of Cardigan Schooner Furness Miner, of Barrow .

American Ship William D. Sewell .

Schooner Margaret, of Cork . . . .

I French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese) ( Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough) Ship Conquest, of St. John's, New Bk. .

Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater .

Ditto . . . . . . .

Brig Bluenose, of Yarmouth, N.S. . .

Note.—It frequently happens, as shown above, that when life-boats put off in reply to signals NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, from the 1st Jan. to the 7th March, 186L 397 Life-boat Station.

Brooke, Isle of Wight, life-boat .

Berwick life boat Walmer life-boat Lossiemouth life-boat . * * Caister life-boat Arklow life-boat Ditto Seaton Carew life-boat . . . .

Drogheda life-boat Filey life-boat "Wicklow life-boat Rhyl life-boat Orme's Head life-boat . . . .

Castletown life-boat . . . .

Arklow life-boat Wicklow life-boat Seaton Carew life-boat . . . .

Ditto Orme's Head life-boat . . . .

St. Andrew's life-boat . . . .

Dungarvan life-boat . . . .

Holyhead life-boat Trajnore life-boat . . .

Youghal life-boat * • Aldborough life-boat . . . .

Holyhead life-boat . * Nature of Service.

Put off, with the view of rendering assistance Put off and brought vessel safely into harbour .

Put off, and assisted boats into harbour . . .

Ditto ditto • . . . . .

Ditto ditto . . • .

Put off, with the view of rendering assistance . .

Put off twice, with the view of rendering assistance Put off, with the view of rendering assistance .

Put off, with the view of rendering assistance Put off, with the view of rendering assistance Ditto ditto . . .

Ditto ditto ..

Total £ Expense of Service.

£. *. d.

12 0 6 9 8 0 13 8 0 30 5 0 9 12 6 6 12 6 6 1 6 5 6 0 4 10 0 25 0 0 6 8 0 11 17 0 5 0 0 12 7 0 3 10 0 7 11 0 8 14 6 9 0 0 8 15 0 5 15 0 6 9 0 1 19 0 8 0 0 9 10 0 1 6 0 6 5 0 5 7 6 27 9 0 6 18 0 15 15 0 9 5 0 4 0 0 8 10 0 22 14 0 . • 8 17 0 19 16 6 7 10 6 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 17 0 5 11 0 12 6 0 1 4 0 6 7 0 17 5 0 3 10 0 13 7 0 14 0 0 6 10 0 1 13 0 469 3 0 of distress, the vessels either get out of danger, or their crews are rescued by other means..