LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Innisfallen
NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE, and FORMBY, LANCASHIRE.—On the night of the 16th March a vessel was observed on " Taylor's Bank," and in response to a telephone message the steam Life-boat Queen was sent to her assistance. She found...
The S.S. Cerdic
CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The Coastguard at Cresswell Point reported that a steamer was ashore about a mile S. of the Life-boat station, during a strong S.E. wind and a strong sea, on the 24th December, whereupon the Life-boat Ellen and...
The S.S. Eika II
At 10.20A.M. on the 10th September ! a violent explosion was heard on board I a steamer in the vicinity of the Cross j Sand, and as it was thought that the ! vessel had been mined the No. 1 Life- ! boat Marie Lane was dispatched to her j...
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. Mersey
PORTH RHUFFYDD, ANGELSEY. — On the morning of the 22ud June the coxswain of the Life-boat received intelligence that steamer was ashore S.E. of the Life-boat station. The weather at the time was thick, a moderate wind was Wowing from the S.W...
The S.S. Skoghaug
STANDING BY FOR 22 HOURS Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—At 12.24 in the afternoon of January 20th, 1947, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had run aground on the Black Rocks one mile south-east of Dunbar in a thick fog. The weather was...
The S.S. Cambank
At 11.30 A.M.
on the 20th February, during calm smooth weather, Coxswain Jones of the Life-boat James Cullen received a telephone message from the Coastguard asking him to launch the Life-boat as quickly as possible as...
The S.S. Hilary
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 1.22 in the morning of 9th April, 1939, the coastguard reported that the 7,000-tons s.s.
Hilary, of Liverpool, was ashore at Carmel Head. She was homeward bound from Brazil to Liverpool with general...
The S.S. Basilisk
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 8.15 on the morning of the 21st of July, 1950, the Wick coastguard reported that the S.S. Basilisk, of Swansea, a ship of 7,000 tons laden with grain from Canada, was in need of help. She was listing heavily....
The S.S. Matra
NOV. 13TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 6.54 P.M. a messagc was received from the coastguard that a vessel was burning flares near the Tongue Light-vessel. A fresh S.W.
breeze was blowing. The sea was smooth.
At...