LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Dunleith
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—-At 7.15 A.M. on the 25th November, 1938, the life-boat assistant motor mechanic saw a vessel aground on Newcombe Sands. There was a heavy swell on the sands, and the sea was moderate, with a freshening S.S.E. wind. The...
The S.S. Alaska
Nov. 15TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX, AND B E M B R I D G E , I S L E O F W I G H T . A t 4.9 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S. Alaska, of Havre, a steamer of 8,000 tons, was in distress fourteen miles S.E. of the Owers...
The S.S. Brian
MARCH 13TH - 14TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 7.20 P . M . the Blyth coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Brian, of Sunderland, which had just left port, laden with coal, had driven ashore to the west of the West Pier. A...
The S.S. G. MacLaren
FEBRUARY 8TH. - PORTASKAIG ARGYLLSHIRE. At 4.35 A.M. the Southend coastguard informed the life-boat station that a vessel was in distress south of Colonsay.
A strong southerly wind was blowing, and it was dark and foggy....
The S.S. Perou and the S.S. Vittoria Claudia
Dungeness, and Dover, Kent; and Hastings, Sussex.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 16th of November, 1953, the Lade coastguard telephoned the Dungeness life-boat station that the S.S. Perou, of Havre, had reported that she had been...
The S.S. Tsiropanis
— On the evening of the 26th March a tele- phone message was received from the Mumbles coastguard that two Greek steamers had been in collision off Breaksea, and one of them wanted immediate help. The life-boat Prince David was launched at 8...
The S.S. Ragna Gorthon
On the 26th September the s.s. Ragna Gorthon, of Helsingborg, bound for the Thames with a cargo of wood pulp, ran on the Kentish Knock sands about three miles N.W. of the light-vessel. A fresh to strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavy...
The S.S. Teddington (2)
NOVEMBER 4TH - 6TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
Both of the Cromer life-boats were launched to the S.S. Teddington, which had stranded after enemy attack in September.
For details see September 17th, page...
The S.S. Alcyone Fortune
Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 8,17 in the evening of Christmas Day, 1948, the Southend coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Princess Margaret had reported to Portpatrick Radio that a vessel was aground on Sanda Island, and the motor life-boat...
The S.S. Sunfleet
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At three o'clock on the after- noon of the 28th of May, 1955, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a local doctor had received a message from the S.S. Sunfleet, of Goole. asking if a man on board,...