LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Tora Elise
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 8.12 in the evening of the llth of July, 1948, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned that the s.s. Tora Elise, of Arendal, Norway, which was passing to the northward, was flying the ...
The S.S. Rainton
COURTOWN.—On the 19th November, the Life-boat Alfred and Ernest went off to the assistance of the s.s. Rainton, of Glasgow, which had grounded on the North end of the Glassgorman Bank during squally weather, the wind blowing from the W.N.W....
The S.S. Swan
The s.s-. Swan, of Sunderland, whilst bound from Havre to the Tyne, stranded on the 28th March about 50 yards to the westward of Rye Harbour. There was a moderate W.S.W. gale at the time, and the sea was heavy. The coastguard watchman having...
The S.S. Aina
In response to information received from the Coast- guard, the Motor Life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at 11.15 A.M. on the 13th January in a strong W.S.W. breeze, with a moderate sea, and went out to the Haisborough Sands. Finding noth-...
The S.S. Sea Venture
OCT. 20TH. - LERWICK, SHETLANDS.
At 2.10 P.M. a message was received from the senior naval officer that the S.S. Sea Venture, of London, had been sunk by enemy action fifteen to twenty miles east of Flugga, and that the...
The S.S. Lord Citrine
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 1.38 on the morning of the 1st of April, 1951, the Gorleston coastguard telephoned a message received through the North Foreland radio station from the S.S. Lord Citrine. She was...
The S.S. Verbormilia
FEBRUARY 6TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
Just after 11 P.M. information wasreceived from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore west of Fast Castle Point. The motor life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest was launched...
The S.S. Shilbottle
At about 4.50 A.M. on 25th February a message was received from the Coastguards, stating that a vessel was ashore at the mouth of the River Bann, and that the Life-boat was wanted. The Life-boat Hopwood was launched as expeditiously as...
The S.S. Oscar
WHITBY.—On the 5th January, the Life-boat Robert Whitworth was launched at 10.40 P.M., and rescued the crew, consisting of 22 persons, from the s.s. Oscar, of Leith, which vessel had struck off the Whitby Rocks during thick weather and in a...
The S.S. Kylemore
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 10.20 on the morning of the 14th of September, 1952, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Kylemore, of Limerick, which was one and a half miles off Holyhead, had a sick man on board and had asked for a doctor. At...