LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Esbo (1)
Barrow, Lancashire ; Maryport, Cumberland; Ramsey, and Douglas, Isle of Man, October 19th.—On the 18th October the s.s. Esbo, of Helsingfors, left Preston in ballast for Finland. Bad weather was encountered, and the Esbo got into...
The S.S. Falcon (1)
PALLING and WINTERTON.—Guns having been fired by the North Hasborough Lightship on the 26th November, during a strong W.S.W. wind and a heavy sea, the Palling No. 2 Life-boat British Work- •inan and the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat Husband put...
The S.S. Rosyth
On the 1st No- i vember, during a moderate easterly gale I and heavy sea, the s.s. Rosyth, of Kirk- '.
caldy, stranded on the " Black Steel " i and remained fast. In response to her ; signals of distress the...
The S.S. Essex Lance
MARCH 13TH - 16TH. - CROMER, AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 2.35 P.M. information came to Cromer from the coastguard that a vessel, which seemed to be sinking, was about two and a half miles N.W. of Cromer, and was being...
The S.S. Trawler Viking
SCARBOROUGH.—The s.s. trawler Viking, proceeding from the fishing ground to Grimsby on the 13th February, stranded on the White Nab, one mile S. of Scarborough.
The weather was very thick at the time and a very light wind...
The S.S. Chamois
WINTEETON, NORFOLK.—The look-out man having observed lights on the 27th February, 1901, the crew of the Lifeboat Margaret were summoned. The nature of the lights could not be discerned and therefore it was decided to launch the Life-boat in...
The S.S. Corrientes
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.—At 10.45 on the night of the 7th of April, 1953, a wireless message was received stating that a passenger in the S.S. Cor- rientes, of Glasgow, was seriously ill with a perforated stomach ulcer andasking if the...
The S.S. Aquila
The s.s.
Aquila, of Liverpool, inward bound from Las Palmas'with cargo and passengers stranded near Rhosneigir, at 8.30 P.M., on the 6th April. A strong N.E.
wind was blowing and the weather was very...
The S.S. Laleham
CAISTER.—On the 4th June a dense fog prevailed. It lifted at times, and in one of the intervals the look-out man observed a large steamer in close proximity to the Scroby Sand, and signalguns were fired from the Cookie and St. Nicholas Light...
The S.S. Orkla
During a very thick fog on the 5th January a message was received from the Cross Light-vessel by wireless telegraphy stating a steamer was ashore on the sand. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden were assembled and the boat launched...