LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Second
Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 28th of October, 1952, the life-boat Thomas Corbett was launched on exercise in a heavy sea, with a south-westerly gale blow- ing. At two o'clock the coastguard signalled...
The S.S. Yewarch
TAKING OUT A DOCTOR Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 9.19 in the morning of the 30th of December, 1947, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that a vessel one mile east-south-east of the coastguard sta- tion had signalled for...
The S.S. Ernrix
JUNE 22ND. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
At 10.55 P.M. a message was received from the Staithes coastguard that a three-masted vessel had fired distress rockets three and a half miles to the N.N.W. A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing...
The S.S. Glendun
FEBRUARY 16TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 12.30 A.M. it was reported that a steamer was ashore one and a half miles S.W.
of Maughold Head and was making distress signals. A S.E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. It was...
The S.S. Guildford
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 12.44 early on the morning of the 10th of March, 1954, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Guildford, of London, had been in collision three miles north of Whitby.
He later gave the position as...
The S.S. Wave Commander
Wells, Norfolk—At about 6.30 in the morning of the 25th of July, 1948, information was received from the coastguard that a ship, twenty miles to the north-east of Wells, had had an explosion in the engine-room and a doctor was needed. The...
The S.S. Bramham
In a moderate N.W. breeze and a rough sea, about 5.40 P.M. on the 18th July, the watchman observed a large steamer on the N.W. part of the Cross Sand, and within a few minutes the Light-vessel on the sand fired signals to draw attention to...
The S.S. Durban Castle
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 11.5 on the night of the 18th of December, 1958, the port medical officer of Cowes informed the honorary secretary that an injured seaman on board the S.S.
Durban Castle required hospital treat-...
The S.S. Russian Prince
CAISTER, NORFOLK. — On the 14th February, the look-out observed a large steamer, apparently stranded on the Middle Cross Sand and soon afterwards she showed signals of distress. The Life-boat Beauchamp was launched at 12.30 P.M. and found...
The S.S. Libra
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—At eleven o'clock on thenight of the 8th of July, 1953, the coastguard reported that the S.S.
Libra, of Stockholm, had asked for a boat to land a sick man. No other suitable boat...