LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Victoria
SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 12th December, at 7.45 A.M., during a fresh gale from the N.W. and a heavy sea, signals of distress were observed flying on board a vessel in the ofling. The Lifeboat Herbert Ingram put off to her, and found...
The S.S. Innisfallen (1)
NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE, and FORMBY, LANCASHIRE.—On the night of the 16th March a vessel was observed on " Taylor's Bank," and in response to a telephone message the steam Life-boat Queen was sent to her assistance. She found...
The S.S. Glenaan
The Honorary Secretary received a tele- phone message from the Kildonan Coastguard at 3.55 A.M. on the 21st January to the effect that a ship was ashore on West Bennen Head, Isle of Arran, and the Motor Life-boat City of Glasgow was launched...
The S.S. Fort Ellice
LANDING AN INJURED MAN Teesmouth, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 1st of June, 1947, a wireless message came from the S.S.
Fort Ellice that she wished to land a man with a broken leg and other injuries. The case was...
The S.S. St. Kenneth
STRANDED ON THE BREAKWATER Holyhead, Anglesey.—A minute be- fore midnight on the night of the 31st of March, 1948, the coastguard reported that the s.s. St. Kenneth, of Dublin, anchored off the breakwater, was drag- ging her anchors...
The S.S. Florence Cook
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—At about four o'clock in the morning of the 19th of December, 1949, the Bangor coast- guard telephoned that a vessel was in distress at Ballymacormack Point. At 4.25 the life-boat Civil Service No. 5 was launched in...
The S.S. Ribblebank
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 10.30 in the morning on the 10th of February, 1950, the harbour authorities reportedthat the s.s. Ribblebank, of Liverpool, was on the Lighthouse bank. Later she was reported to be loaded with 400 tons of calcium...
The S.S. Ringwood
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 3.57 in the morning on the 4th of August, 1951, the Needles coastguard telephoned the life-boat authorities that the S.S.
Ringwood had reported people from a capsized boat hanging on to Sconce...
The S.S. E. Hayward
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 20th of October, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the S.S. E. Hayward, of Liverpool, was in difficulty fifteen miles south- west of Strumble Head. At 5.45 the life-boat White Star...
The S.S. Rynana
JANUARY 22ND. - RAMSGATE, AND WALMER, KENT. At 10.55 A.M. a message was received at Ramsgate from the coastguard that H.M. Destroyer Brilliant had reported that the S.S. Rynana, of Limerick, was aground a mile west of the East Goodwins Light...