LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Personal Gallantry
The Institution has awarded its silver medal to Robert Harland, of its Whitby crew, who dived overboard from the life-boat on 23rd. February, in a heavy, confused sea at the harbour mouth and rescued a fisherman who had been washed out of...
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The S.S. Lilian
SEAHAM, DURHAM.—A reef of rocks about one mile to the south of Seaham Harbour was, on the 18th February,the scene of a shipping disaster which would have probably caused the loss of twelve lives had it not been for the valuable aid rendered...
The S.S. Peruviana
The Life- boat, Ulinor Roget, was launched at 4.30 A.M. on the 9th February, in re- sponse to signals from the s.s. Peruuiana, of West Hartlepool.
On arrival at the vessel, it transpired that the rudder had been damaged,...
The Iron Motor Vessel Innitrahull
The iron motor vessel Innistrahull, of Glasgow, was wrecked immediately behind the break- water of Girvan Harbour during a west by north gale and very heavy sea on the 15th December. On receipt of informa tion of the casualty the Second Cox-...
The S.S. Granfoss
Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 1.6 early on the morning of the 26th of November, 1954, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Granfoss, of Oslo, needed help thirty-five miles south-by-east of Sun- burgh Head, about fifty-three miles from Lerwick. At...
Kayak
Humber, Yorkshire.—At three o'clock on the morning of the 30th of May, 1955, the Spurn Point coastguard rang up to say that a man had reported that the yacht Kayak, of Beverley, had gone ashore between Spurn Point and Kilnsea at one...
Vert Prairial
Penlee, Cornwall.—At seven o'clock on the morning of the 14th of March, 1956, the Tol-Pedn-Penwith coast- guard rang up to say that a trawler had been wrecked at Wireless Point, Porthcurno. At 7.15 the life-boat W. and S. was launched....
None
On the after- noon of the llth January, a doctor asked for the life-boat to go to Caldy Island to fetch to the mainland a girl who had been badly burnt and was in great pain. It would have been dan- gerous to fetch her in an open boat, and...
Futurity
Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—At 10.25 on the night of the 17th of January, 1952, the South Gare Lighthouse keeper telephoned that a ship had gone aground on the training wall in the mouth of the River Tees, and at eleven o'clock the life-boat...
Hervor Bratt
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — During the afternoon of the 17th of March, 1949, parts of wireless messages were picked up at the life-boat station.
They came from tugs which appeared to be in difficulties with a vessel in tow...