LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Brightside
Falmouth, Cornwall.—The motor lifeboat B.A.S.P. was launched at 4.35 A.M. on the 24th December, as a steamer had been heard blowing continuously on her whistle. A S.W. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The lifeboat found the s.s....
The S.S. Heire
FEBRUARY 2ND. - SENNEN COVE, AND PENLEE, CORNWALL. At 5.17 P.M. the coastguard reported a vessel was in distress, and the motor life-boat The Newbons was launched at 6 P.M. A strong N.E. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The lifeboat...
The S.S. Richmond Queen
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 7.45 on the morning of the 23rd of May, 1953, the Aldeburgh coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. Richmond Queen, of London, had a sick man on board and needed a doctor. She was making for Aldeburgh and was due at...
The S.S. Sir James
Girvan, and Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.48 on the evening of the 5th of May, 1954, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned the Girvan life-boat station that the S.S. Sir James, of Cardiff, was drifting ashore between Heads of Ayr and Turnberry...
The S.S. Araton
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1952, a local shipping agency asked if the life-boat would land an injured man from the S.S. Araton, of Stock- holm, which was lying two miles south-west of the Lightning...
The S.S. Inga
At noon on the 19th October a message was received from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board offices that a vessel in the channel was dragging her anchors and making distress signals. A full W. by N. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and...
The S.S. Empire Bridge
MARCH 15TH - 17TH. - LYTHAM-ST.
ANNES, LANCASHIRE. At 9.30 A.M.
information was received from the resident naval officer at Preston, and confirmed by the coastguard, that a vessel was aground, and at 10...
The S.S Toran
Aith, Shetland.—At 7.15 A.M. on the 24th January the Lerwick post office telephoned a message received from Wick Radio Station that the s.s.
Toran, of Hamburg, sheltering in St.
Magnus Bay, was calling for...
The S.S. Loke
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. — At 8.20 in the morning of the 9th of December, 1948, the Hoylake coast- guard reported a message from the Southport police that a vessel appeared to be aground off Ainsdale beach, and at 9.10 that the...
The S.S. Beacon Grange
AUGUST 23RD. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 10.10 P .M. a message was received from the coastguard that gun-fire and an explosion, followed by tracer bullets, had been observed 9 miles S.E. of Wick.
A further...