LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Rockcliff
HARWICH.—Signals having been shown by the Cork Light-vessel, the Life-boat Springwell was launched at 2 P.M. on the 4th November, was taken in tow by the steam-tng Harwich, and proceeded to the Long Sand where the s.s. Rockcliff, of West...
The S.S. Intendant J. Patrizi
Dover, Kent.—In the morning of the 21st of November, 1949, the S.S.
Intendant J. Patrizi, of Rouen, which had been ashore off Seabrook, was steaming towards Dover in a very rough sea with a whole southerly gale blowing and...
The S.S. Henry Middleton
AMERICAN STEAMER AGROUND Falmouth, Cornwall. — Shortly after 1.0 in the morning of February 1st, 1947, information was received from the coastguard that a steamer in the harbour was showing signals of distress.
A south-east...
The S.S. Georgie
10,000-TON STEAMER HELPED Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 9.36 in the morning of the 15th of April, 1947, the Foreland coastguard reported that a message had been received from the Atherfield coastguard that a vessel was ashore 400 yards west...
Black Maria
Fowey, Cornwall.—On the evening of the 16th of September, 1950, the yacht Black Maria, with no one on board, broke her moorings at Fowey. In a rough sea and a fresh south-westerly gale, she was swept up the harbour, striking the life-boat...
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The S.S. Madeline
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the evening of the 23rd November a steamer was reported to be ashore about a mile northward of Staithes. The Life-boat Hannah Somerset put off to her assistance, and found she was the s.s. Madeline, of West Hartlepool...
The S.S. Africa Occidental
Ramsgate, Kent. — At 6.45 on the evening of the 20th of October, 1949, the coastguard reported that the North Goodwin Lightvessel had fired guns to warn a vessel approaching the Sands.
A few minutes later the vessel...
The Central Appeals Committee
SPONSORED WALK OVER £35,000 has been raised so far by the National Sponsored Walk organised by the Central Appeals Committee which took place on Sunday, 18th April, 1971. By the time all the money has been received—40 branches have...
Category: Articles
Huniber lifeboat crew at the retirement party in September for Coxswain Superintendent Robertson Buchan
Huniber lifeboat crew at the retirement party in September for Coxswain Superintendent Robertson Buchan (centre left) with the new coxswain, Mr Neil Morris, of Withernsea (right). In picture (right) Mr Buchan is examining the radar scanner... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs