LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Ribblehead
Barrow, Lancashire. At 11.35 on the morning of the llth of December, 1959, a firm of shipping agents in- formed the honorary secretary that a radio message had been received from the s.s. Ribblehead, which had sailedon the morning tide from...
The S.S. Vikvall
The s.s. Vikvall, of Oskaishamn, Sweden, stranded on the Haisborough Sands, about'one mile S.E. of the South Middle Haisborough Buoy, on 24th December, while bound, in ballast, to Hartlepool. The weather was misty, and a strong westerly...
The S.S. Disperser
On the 7th February the s.s. Disperser, of West Hartlepool, was sinking, and the motor life-boat rescued one of the crew, but the coxswain received in- juries from which he died.—Rewards, Gold medal, with vellum, and £29 9s....
The S.S. Eaglescliffe Hall
NOVEMBER 12TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. The S.S. Eaglescliffe Hall, of Montreal, had been reported drifting, and the life-boat put out twice, but she could not find her. The news came through later that the crew had been rescued by...
The S.S. Madeline
STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—On the evening of the 23rd November a steamer was reported to be ashore about a mile northward of Staithes. The Life-boat Hannah Somerset put off to her assistance, and found she was the s.s. Madeline, of West Hartlepool...
The S.S. Waesland (1)
NORTH DEAL AND WALMER.—On the night of the 4th March the Deal Life-boat Mary Somerville, and the Walmer Lifeboat Civil Service No. 4, were launched to the assistance of the s.s.' Waesland, of and for Antwerp, from New York, with a...
The S.S. Charles Parsons
DECEMBER 25TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM. At 6.50 P.M. on Christmas Day information was received, through the coastguard, that distress signals had been seen, and the life-boat crew were assembled. At 7.35 P.M. the naval authorities reported that...
The S.S. Irwell
At 4.35 A.M. on the 30th November information was received that a Government trans- port vessel—the s.s. In/cell, of Goole —with twenty men on board, had struck the bar and was driving ashore into Seaford Bay. The Motor Life-boat Sir FitzRoy...
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...
The S.S. Highland Fling
During a very dense fog on the afternoon of the 7th January sound signals were heard not far from the shore, and although the weather was fine, there being only a slight ground swell, it was considered advisable to launch the Life-boat. The...