LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. State of Georgia
SOUTHEND, CANTYRE.—The Life-boat John R. Ker was launched at 10.30 P.M.
on the 17th February, and remained by the S.S. State of Georgia, of Glasgow until two steamers arrived on the following morning and took her in tow,...
The S.S. H. B. Brightman
On the evening of the 16th January, during hazy weather, the s.s. H. B. Brightman struck on the rocks north of Staithes.
Although the sea was comparatively smooth on the rocks around the steamer, it was too rough for any of...
The S.S. Saintfield, of Belfast
MAY 1ST. - FLAMBOROUGH, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning the S.S. Saintfield, of Belfast, bound from the Tyne to Poole, with coal, ran ashore in foggy weather about two miles north of Flamborough. The call for a life-boat was...
The S.S. Perou and the S.S. Vittoria Claudia
Dungeness, and Dover, Kent; and Hastings, Sussex.—At four o'clock on the morning of the 16th of November, 1953, the Lade coastguard telephoned the Dungeness life-boat station that the S.S. Perou, of Havre, had reported that she had been...
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. Harry R. Jones
Troon, Ayrshire. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 5th of January, 1961, the harbour master at Ardrossan informed the honorary secretary that the s.s. Harry R. Jones of Wilmington, U.S.A.. on tow from the Clyde to Troon had parted the...
Woodstown and the S.S. Clapham
Nov. 15TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11.45 A.M. the small coasting vessel Woodstown was sunk by enemy action threequarters of a mile N.E. of the Spit Buoy. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 11.50 A.M., the motor life-boat The...
The S.S. J. P. Cressey
NOVEMBER 24TH. - ST. DAVID’S, AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. At 10.15 in the morning a message from the Land’s End Radio Station was received through the St. David’s coastguard that the S.S. Merganser had reported that the S.S. J. P.
The S.S. Corcrest, of London
MARCH 7TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
About 4.30 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that Humber Radio had picked up a message from the S.S. Corcrest, of London.
She was aground on the Haisborough Sands and...
The S.S. Telephone and Seaman
ABERSOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE.— About 1.15 A.M. on the 27th February, signals of distress were observed from St. Tudwell's Roads. There was a whole W.S.W.
gale and very heavy sea at the time.
The Life-boat...