LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Vistula
OCT. 9TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. Information was received through the coastguard at 1.45 P.M. that the S.S. Vistula, of Gothenburg Sweden, had been sunk by enemy action on the previous day twenty-five miles off Unst, that nine of her crew had...
The S.S. Esmond
MARCH 9TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A message had been received from the coastguard that a heavy explosion had been heard, and a later message said that an S.O.S. had come in from the S.S. Esmond The life-boat Julia...
The S.S. Dunvegan
Troon, Ayrshire.—Early on the morning of the 27th October it was learned that a vessel, four or five miles south of Ayr harbour, was making distress signals. A whole W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and snow showers. The motor...
The S.S. Lightfoot
NOV. 24TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.
At 11.36 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S. Lightfoot, of Newcastle, had stranded S.W. of Longsand Buoy. A S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. At...
The S.S. Queen City
SEPTEMBER 28TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 8.20 P.M. information was received from the Kinnaird Head coastguard that flares and flashes had been seen several miles away in a north westerly direction from Fraserburgh. A s t r o n g...
The S.S. Roldal
GORLESTON.—Sockets and guns were fired by the Cockle and Middle Cross Sand and St. Nicholas Light-vessels, oa the morning of the 7th November. A strong gale was then blowing from S.W.
by S., the sea was very heavy and the...
The S.S. Anatolian
NEW BRIGHTON.—A steam-tug came to the New Brighton landing-stage at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 12th February, for the Life-boat, as there was 'a steamer ashore on the Askew Bank. The wind was blowing strongly from the S., and...
The S.S. J. Duncan
The s.s. J. Duncan, of Cardiff, whilst bound from that port to Devonport with a cargo of coal, stranded on the rocks at Tol Pedn, Penwith, during a thick fog on the morning of the 14th August.
The casualty was reported at...
The S.S. Brighton
The s.s. Brighton, of Newcastle, whilst bound from the North for Calais "on the llth June, stranded on Deal Bank. The vessel was observed from the shore, and the Reserve Life-boat, which is at present stationed at Deal, was launched...
The S.S. Amulet
At 7 A.M.
on the 3rd December, intelligence was treceived that a large vessel was ashore in Druridge Bay. The crew of the Algernon and Eleanor Life-boat were at once called together, horses were sent for, and the Life-boat...