LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The American Oil-Tanker S.S. El Morro
10,000-TON STEAMER AGROUND Sheringham, Norfolk.—At 1.15 in the afternoon of the 14th of September, 1947, a vessel was reported apparently ashore on Sheringham Shoal, about six miles south-east of the town. She was kept under observation,...
The S.S. Empire Kinsman, of Sunderland
DECEMBER 13TH. - WALMER, KENT.
About 8.40 in the morning a message was received that a steamer was aground off Walmer Castle. A light north-north-west breeze was blowing and the sea was smooth, but there was a thick fog....
The Service to the S.S. "Hopelyn."
By Commander £. S. CARVER, R.D., R.N.R., Inspector of Life-boats for the Eastern District.
ON Friday, 20th October, at about 11 A.M., I arrived at the harbour at Gorleston. A strong gale was blowing from the N.E....
Category: Services
The Wreck of the S.S. "Rohilla."
THE services rendered in connexion with the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla have added another splendid page to the annals of heroism and humanity which make up the story of the Life-boat during the ninety years since the foundation of...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Ford Fisher, of Barrow
Dungeness, Kent. — At about [11.30 M. on the 10th December, 1937,information was received from a local boatman that a steamer was aground off the No. 2 Station. A whole S.S.^T gale was blowing, with a very rough sea and heavy rain. The No. 2...
The S.S. Stassa, of Panama (1)
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, and Life-boat 70-002 - At 5.20 a.m. on 15th July, 1966, a vessel was reported ashore at Renish point off Rodel. The life-boat The James and Margaret Boyd left her moorings at 5.50 in a moderate variable wind and a...
The S.S. Lancashire Coast, of Liverpool
MARCH 2 6TH. - TOBERMORY, AND BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 6.30 in the morning the Kyle coastguard telephoned that a ship was in difficulties and making water six miles south-south-east of Ardnamurchan Light. The Tobermory motor life-boat Sir...
The S.S. Rosso, of Stockholm (1)
Montrose, and Broughty Ferry, Angus, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, and Gourdon,Kincardineshire.—At 4.52 in the after- noon of the 7th of March, 1952, the S.S. Rosso, of Stockholm, bound for Sweden from Methie, wirelessed that she was leaking...
The S.S. San Francisco, of Havre
Cromer, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 7th August the 6,000-ton s.s. San Francisco, of Havre, carrying a crew of thirty-eight, and bound laden from Newcastle to Havre, ran aground on Haisborough Sands, about two milesS.E. from Haisborough...
The Schooner-Rigged S.S. Cerigo (2)
WALMER, NORTH DEAL AND KINGSDOWNE.
—At about 2.45 on the morning of the 2nd September, signal guns and rockets were fired by the East Goodwin Light-vessel. Signals were also fired by the South Sand Head Light-ship and by a...