LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Kasser Wiek
— A strong N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea running, on 23rd September, when in- formation that a vessel had stranded on the Margate Sands was received from the Coastguard, and the Motor Life-boat City of Bradford...
The S.S. Hawthorn
At 1.15 in the afternoon of 5th January, when a whole S.S.W. gale was blowing, with rain and a heavy sea, the Coxswain noticed that the s.s. Hawthorn, of Liverpool, which was at anchor in Ramsey Bay, was signalling that a doctor was wanted...
The S.S. Araton
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1952, a local shipping agency asked if the life-boat would land an injured man from the S.S. Araton, of Stock- holm, which was lying two miles south-west of the Lightning...
The S.S. Stanlake (1)
MAY 24TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. At 6.15 P.M. it was reported by the coastguard that the firing of rifles or rockets had been heard in Broad Bay. Later a message was received from another source that a vessel was ashore near the...
The S.S. Cantal
NOVEMBER 25TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. During the afternoon of the 24th of November the Admiralty salvage officer requested that provisions and sundry small gear for salvage purposes should be taken to the S.S. Cantal. She had gone ashore...
The S.S. High Wear
MARCH 6TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
At 8.20 A.M. the coastguard reported a message from the S.S. High Wear that she was coming in with her engine-room flooded, that she was making water, and that a pilot should be ready. A few...
The S.S. Ben Olliver
JANUARY 5 T H . - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Shortly before midnight the coastguard reported that a vessel wasmaking distress signals off Worthing. A light northerly wind was blowing, with a slight swell. The motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and...
The S.S. Barrister
JANUARY 4TH. - GALWAY BAY. During the morning news was received from Valentia Radio that the S.S. Barrister, of Liverpool, was ashore off Skird Rocks. The crew were called out at once and were on board the life-boat about ten o’clock, but...
The S.S. Watkins F. Nisbet
DECEMBER 6TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. The S.S. Watkins F. Nisbet, of St. Catherines, Ontario, had gone ashore off Llanddwyn Island, but nine- teen of her crew of twenty were rescued from the shore by the Holyhead Company of the...
The S.S. Hadiotis
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 9.40 on the morning of the 13th of March, 1955, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Hadiotis, of Syra, Greece, which was lying at anchor two miles south of Spurn Point, had signalled that she had a sick...