LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Martello
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—In the early morning of the 21st February, the s.s. Martello, of Hull, a vessel of over 3,000 tons, collided with another steamer near the Newarp Light-vessel.
As a result her bows were completely cut...
The S.S. Harmonia, of Hamburg
Again, on the 7th December the same life-boat went off and saved the crew of 15 men from the S.S. Harmonia, of Hamburg, which was totally wrecked on a sandbank near Brancaster. There was a heavy gale blowing from the N.E., and a high sea run...
The S.S. Tanny, of Bristol
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.17 A.M.
on the 12th December the coastguard reported that distress flares had been seen four or five miles N.E. of Castle Hill. A moderate N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and it was very...
The S.S. Empire Bridge
MARCH 15TH - 17TH. - LYTHAM-ST.
ANNES, LANCASHIRE. At 9.30 A.M.
information was received from the resident naval officer at Preston, and confirmed by the coastguard, that a vessel was aground, and at 10...
The S.S. Empire Tigaven and The S.S. Cormoat
DECEMBER 13TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND FILEY, YORKSHIRE. During a northwesterly gale, with a very rough sea, the S.S.
Empire Tigaven and the S.S. Cormoat came into collision about four miles off Flamborough.
A...
The S.S. Mousse le Moyec
DECEMBER 6TH. - CLOVELLY. DEVON.
The S.S. Mousse le Moyec, of Lorient, was in distress, and the life-boat was launched with the help of all the women of the village, but she could not go beyond the race at Hartland Point in...
The S.S. Holmside
crew of six men.
At 6.30 P.M.-, on the 23rd June, during a N.E. wind, and a heavy sea, the s.
Holmside, of London, was seen standing for the Cockle Gat, with a flag in her rigging. The No. 2 Life-boat, the...
The S.S. Lee S. Overman
AUGUST 1ST. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At about 1.8 A.M. the Royal Naval shore signal station reported that a large steamer had run aground near the Chequer Shoal Buoy. The night was dark, but lit by lightning flashes, and there was a moderate...
The S.S. Kentwood (1)
DEC. 27TH. - RAMSGATE, AND WALMER, KENT. At 9 A.M. a message was received from the Ramsgate coastguard that the S.S. Kentwood, of London, was sink-ing rapidly in the north Downs, and that her captain was trying to beach her. The Ramsgate...
The S.S. Skulda
LOWESTOFT. — The attention of the coxswain of the Life - boat, Samuel Plinsoll, was called to a steamer which was showing flares for a pilot, on the night of 15th May, and on looking at her he saw that her course was taking her towards the N...