LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Newlands and the S.S. Sylvafield
AUGUST 18TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE. The trawler Newlands arrived with sixteen survivors of the S.S. Sylvafield, of Newcastle, an oil tanker, which had been torpedoed and sunk off Barra Head on the night of the 15th August. The vessel had...
The S.S. Cairntorr
Thes.s. Cairntorr, of Newcastle, was torpedoed when about eight miles south of Beachy Head, on the 21st March. The Coastguard reported that the vessel was apparently in distress, and the No. 2 Life-boat James Stevens No. 6 was dispatched...
The S.S. Dolphin
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—The Coastguard on duty haying observed a vessel aground on the East Hoyle bank, while a S.W.
gale was blowing with a rough sea on the 29th May, informed the Coxswain of the Life-boat Coard William Sguarey...
The S.S. Cabo Espartel and the S.S. Felspar
Dungeness, Kent.—In the early morn- ing of the 26th of May, 1950, in a thick fog, the S.S. Cabo Espartel, of Seville, bound for Valentia with a cargo of ammonia, collided with the S.S. Felspar, of Glasgow. About 3.49, just before she sank,...
The S.S. Hylton
ALDEBURGH.—In response to messages by telephone received on the 15th February while a whole gale was blowing from S. by W., the Eeserve Life-boat, temporarily placed at this station, was launched at 10.30 P.M. Terrific seas were breaking on...
The S.S. Ranee
APPLEDORE.—A little before midnight on the 7th October signals were observed and a steam-whistle was heard in the bay, but for some time the signals ceased.
About 2 o'clock on the following morning they were resumed,...
The S.S. City of Bristol and the S.S. Selnes
Southend'On-Sea, Essex.—At 5.40 in the evening, on the 26th of November, 1950, the pier head signal station re- ported a message from the Walton-on- Naze coastguard. The S.S. City of Bristol, of Glasgow, had been in collision with the...
The S.S.. Northumberland
NEWBIGGIN.—At about 5 P.M. on, the 14th October the ss. Northumberland, of Newcastle, ran into the bay for shelter during a very severe storm and very high sea. In reply to signals of distress shown by her the Life-boat William Hop- Teinson...
The S.S. Vancouver City
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—14th Sep- ** tember, 1939. At 2.20 P.M. the civic guard at Cork reported that a man had picked up a wireless SOS call from the s.s. Vancouver City, of Bideford.
She was a vessel of about 5,000 tons...
The S.S. Skandinavian
RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS. — At 2.30 A.M. on the 11th April, during strong N.Jf.E. wind and a heavy sea, the Goodwin and Gull Lightships fired signals.
The Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, and the harbour steam-tug Aid, as well...