LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Heelsum
Soon after 11 A.M. on the 18th January telephone messages reached both Brix- ham and Torquay, stating a large steamer was making signals of distress between four and five miles to the N.E. of Berry Head. The Life-boats Betsey Newbon and...
The S.S. Meadowfield
During a moder- ately thick fog in the early morning of the 10th December the s.s. Meadowfield, of Glasgow, stranded on the rocks about a quarter of a mile to the east of Red- car Pier. It was very dark at the time, all the lights on the...
The S.S Jersey Queen
OCTOBER 6TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
At 7.15 P.M the coastguard at St. Anthony reported that distress signals had been seen about two and a half miles off the Point. A moderate S.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough sea....
The S.S. Thrift
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 12.23 early on the morning of the 18th of Decem- ber, 1957, the coastguard telephonedthe honorary secretary to say a vessel was ashore at Ness Point in Robin Hood's Bay. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched...
The S.S. Conakrian
OCTOBER 23RD. - ABERDEEN. As pre.
viously reported the No. 1 life-boat Emma Constance had been out on service to the S.S.
Conakrian, of Freetown, on the 20th October, and again on the 22nd. Early in the...
The S.S. Politician
FEBRUARY 5TH and 6TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 9 A.M. information was received through the coastguard that a vessel was ashore south of Barra Island, and the motor life-boat Lloyd’s was launched at 10 A.M. Half a gale was blowing from...
The S.S. Boston
The Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched at 7.30 P.M. on the 22nd December in response to a message from the Coastguard stating that a steamer was off the Brigg, down at the head .and apparently lowering her boats. A strong N.E. by E....
The S.S. Cairngowan
Stornoway, Hebrides. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 27th July, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message from Lewis hospital that the s.s. Cairngowan, which was due to arrive off Chicken Head at 4.30, needed the services...
The S.S. Fulham II
FEBRUARY 19TH - TYNEMOUTH , NORTHUMBERLAND. At 11.30 A.M. the life-boat station received a telephone call from the Port War Signal Station that a vessel had been mined east of the North Pier, and the motor life-boat John Pyemont was launched...
The S.S. Maharatta
The s.s. Mahratta, of Liverpool, a large steamer of 5,698 tons register, stranded on the Goodwin Sands on the 9th April, whilst bound from Calcutta to London with passengers and cargo. The weather was fine at the time. In response to signals...