LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Milford Haven Steam Trawler Star of Don
OCTOBER 20TH. - GALWAY BAY. At 9.30 at night a life-boatman reported distress signals from the Milford Haven steam trawler Star of Don, which was in Killeany Bay to the south of the life-boat station. A strong north-east wind was blowing,...
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...
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The Phoenix 121
SEPTEMBER 2ND. - DUNGENESS, KENT.
At 12.45 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the phoenix 121, one of the concrete caissons used for building the invasion port on the coast of Normandy, to which the life-boat had...
The S.S. Karuma
The S.S. Karuma, of Hamburg, ran on to the rocks about half a mile north of New- biggin Point, during a very thick fog, on 13th October, whilst bound from Hamburg to the Tyne. The Life-boat Ada Lewis was immediately launched and proceeded to...
The S.S. Sola
NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—At 2 A.M. on the 27th, the Coastguard reported that a vessel, about six miles to the S.E. of the harbour, was firing signals of distress.
The crew of the Life-boat Michael Henry were assembled and an...
The S.S. Esbo (2)
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 Rig Fortuna
ALNMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The rig Fortuna, of Eiga, stranded on Birling arr Bocks, on the morning of the 8th anuary. On the following morning three f her crew left in the ship's boat, andreached the shore, five others were rescued by...
The Screw Flat Albion
On the 27th December, the screw-flat Albion, of Hull, stranded on the " Irishman's Spit" during a strong breeze from the N.N.W., the heavy seas making a clean breach over her. She hoisted signals of distress, and at 9.30 A.M....