LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Leda
The Life-boat Charles Dibdin was launched to the assistance of the s.s. Leda, of Amster- dam, which had stranded on the Good- win Sands, on the 4th November.
When the Life-boat reached the vessel, the Coxswain inquired if...
The S.S. Dione
Dover, Kent.—At 12.48 on the after- noon of the 8th of July, 1956, the Sandgate coastguard reported that two ships had been in collision five miles south-east of South Foreland in thick fog. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 1.10. The...
The S.S. Runswick, The S.S. Saltwick, The S.S. Fidra
GOLD MEDAL SERVICE AT PETERHEAD JANUARY 23RD - 26TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 6.40 in the morning of the 23rd, a message came from the coastguard that the S.S. Runswick, of Whitby, had been in collision, and the lifeboat crew were...
The S.S. Engineer
Soon after mid- night on the 24th-25th February the coastguard at Portland Bill telephoned that a vessel was burning flares about three- and a half miles south-west of the Bill. A moderate S.S.E. gale was blowing, a heavy sea was running,...
The S.S. Westown
FEBRUARY 16TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
At about 2.30 P.M. information was received through the St. Anthony coastguard that a steamer was in difficulty in Gerrans Bay. A S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The motor...
The S.S. Bohemian
NEW BRIGHTON.—On the 23rd November, at 2.15 A.M., signals of distress were shown by a vessel ashore on the Brazil Bank.
The Tubular Life-boat Willie and Arthur proceeded in tow of the steam-tug Knightof the Gross to the...
The S.S. Britannia
On the 25th September, during a thick fog, signals of distress were heard, and the Life-boat Forster Fawsett was dis- patched as quickly as possible. Near the Crumstone Rock, Fame Island, she found the s.s. Britannia,...
The S.S. Spring
At 6.45 A.M.
on the 19th April information was given to the Coxswain of the Life-boat, Samuel Plimsoll that a vessel was ashore on the Newcome Sands. He immediately proceeded to the beach, and seeing the vessel's...
The S.S. Orion
The s.s. Orion, of Plensburg, when attempting to leave Sunderland with a cargo of coal on the 21st January, was struck by heavy seas and ran aground. The steering gear was broken, rendering the vessel unmanage- able. The vessel commenced to...
The S.S. Stranton
— The Life-boat Mary Batger was launched shortly after 1 A.M. on the 14th May in response to distress signals, a vessel having stranded, in foggy weather, during the night on the rocks at Huntcliffe. The Life-boat, on arrival, found the s.s....