LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Durban Castle
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 11.5 on the night of the 18th of December, 1958, the port medical officer of Cowes informed the honorary secretary that an injured seaman on board the S.S.
Durban Castle required hospital treat-...
The S.S. Velocity
HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The coastguard reported, on the night of the 21st February, that he had heard signals of distress. A steamer was seen on the Bondicar Rocks : she had a light burning and was sounding her...
The S.S. Altyre
Shortly after midnight on the 17th-18th January signals of distress were seen burning in the direction of the South Barber Sands.
As soon as it was possible the No. 1 boat Covent Garden was launched and found the S.S....
The S.S. Henry Middleton
AMERICAN STEAMER AGROUND Falmouth, Cornwall. — Shortly after 1.0 in the morning of February 1st, 1947, information was received from the coastguard that a steamer in the harbour was showing signals of distress.
A south-east...
The S.S. Germania (1)
On the night of the 6th of May, 1955, the Eastbourne. Sussex, life-boat rescued a salvage party of sixteen men from the S.S. Gcrmania and four men from two motor boats which had been helping to unload her. For a full account of this service,...
The S.S. Montferland
APRIL 21ST. - WALMER, KENT. Cries for help were heard coming from the sea, and found later to be from a man who had jumped overboard from the S.S. Montferland, of Amsterdam, but he was picked up by a boat from a Norwegian steamer. - Rewards,...
The S.S. Lee
HOLYHEAD.—On the morning of the 16th January, a rocket, apparently fired about seven miles N.W. of Holyhead, was seen by the coastguard. The crew of the Life-boat Thomas Fielden were called, and the boat was launched at 4.10 being token in...
The S.S. Batjan
The Life-boat Charles Dibdin was launched shortly after midnight on the 2nd-3rd Decem- ber, in answer to a wireless message stating that a steamer was in distress and firing signals for assistance. A strong S.W. gale was blowing at the time,...
The S.S. Helsingor
HARWICH.—Kockets were fired by the Cork and Sank light-vessels on the morning of the 17th January while snow was falling and the wind was blowing in squalls from the S. accompanied by a moderate sea. The Life-boat Springwell was launched at...
The S.S. Spidola
Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 8.10 in the morning of the 14th of February, 1948, the coastguard reported that a vessel had gone ashore in a thick fog to the south-east of the South Stack Light- house, and at 8.32 the motor life-boat A.E.D. was...