LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Milgate
At 7 o'clock on the morning of the 2nd November, a message was received from the Coast- guard, stating that a vessel was in dis- tress about four miles to the east of Newhaven. The signal was fired, and within a quarter of an hour the...
The S.S. Brika
JUNE 16TH. CROMER, NORFOLK. At 7.48 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S. Brika, of Swansea, was ashore on the Haisborough Sands. A N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a light sea.
It was foggy. At 8.5 A...
The S.S. Rydal Hall
HOLYHEAD.—On the 5th November, at about 9.40 P.M., signals of distress were shown by the s.s. Rydal Hall, of Liverpool, which had stranded on the Clipera Bocks during a gale of wind and a heavy sea.
The Life-boat Thomas...
The S.S. Matching
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 4.55 in the afternoon of the 9th of October, 1951, Lloyd's agent reported that the S.S. Matching, of London, due off Gorleston at 6.0 that evening, had a sick man on board and had asked for a...
The S.S. Matina
Thurso, Caithness - At 5 p.m. on 22nd May, 1967, it was learned that there was a sick man on board the S.S. Matina.
The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No.31) proceeded at 9.18 in a strong south easterly breeze and a...
The S.S. Holywell
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At 9.30 A.M. on the 21st February the vessel referred to above, the s.s. Martello, of Hull, was observed from Caister, and the crew of the Life-boat Govent Garden assembled and launched their boat. They found the Winterton...
The S.S. Red Rose
PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 18th July, during a thick fog, the s.s. Red Rose, of Cardiff, grounded on the Hasborough Sand. Some yawls went to her assistance, but finding that these boats did not return, and that the vessel still...
The S.S. Arcobaleno
Sunderland, Durham.—At 5.47 on the night of the 4th of November, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was close to the rocks to the eastward and signalling for tugs. A fresh south- easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At 6.20...
The S.S. Bruse
Sunderland, Durham. — About two o'clock early on the morning of the 5th of March, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Bruse, of Oslo, had broken down at the entrance to the harbour and was drifting dan- gerously near the South...
The S.S. Rayford
At 11.30 A.M.
on the 12th December, the Life-boat Sarah Austin was called out to the assistance of the s.s. Rayford, of Glas- gow, which was lying at anchor in a dangerous position in Dunnet Bay.
Owing to...