LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Ernrix
Redcar, Yorkshire.—At 10.55 P.M. on the 22nd June, 1939, a message was received from the Staithes coastguard that a three-masted vessel had fired distress rockets 3| miles to the N.N.W.
A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing,...
The S.S. Slaney
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At 2.50 early on the morning of the 15th of January, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S.
Slaney, of Hull, was making for Yar- mouth Roads with a man suffering from...
The S.S. Gorsefield
AUGUST 8TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At about 3.40 A.M. the ScarletPoint, Castletown, coastguard reported a vessel aground a quarter of a mile from Castletown breakwater. A strong southerly wind of almost gale force was blowing, with a...
The S.S. Olympos
Penlee, Cornwall. At 10.45 on the morning of the 17th May, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the s.s. Olympos, of Greece, had a sick man aboard and would be off Penlee about 12.45. She had requested medical help. At 11.30 the...
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. Spring
At 6.45 A.M.
on the 19th April information was given to the Coxswain of the Life-boat, Samuel Plimsoll that a vessel was ashore on the Newcome Sands. He immediately proceeded to the beach, and seeing the vessel's...
The S.S. Kabinda
DEC. 8TH. - WALMER, AND RAMSGATE, KENT. At 8.32 A.M. a message was received at Walmer from the Deal coastguard that a Belgian steamer had stranded on the Goodwin Sands, north of the wreck of the Mahratta.
A whole S.S.W....
The S.S. Tod Head
Informa- tion was received on the 15th April, from the Police at Port St. Mary, through the Coastguard, that a man had reported that a steamer was on the rocks in the Sound and in a dangerous posi- tion. The Motor Life-boat Ethel Day...
The S.S. Flamingo
The Coxswain of the Life-boat Mark Lane having been informed by a coastguardsman that a steamer was aground on the Cross Sand, while the wind was blowing from W., accompanied by a moderate sea and thick weather, on the 7th June, he at once...
The S.S. Glendenning
JANUARY 19TH. - BLYTH, NORTH-UMBERLAND. At about 11 A.M. the coastguard telephoned that a steamer was ashore on the rocks close to the east pier.
A strong S.S.E. wind was blowing, with very heavy seas. The motor life-boat...