LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Olivia
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.30 on the evening of the 27th of November, 1954, during a fresh south-south-west gale, the coastguard telephoned that a message had been received from the North Foreland radio station that the S.S. Olivia, of...
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. 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. 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. Thorold
AU G U S T 2 2 N D . - D A V I D ’ S , P E M - BROKESHIRE. At 11.35 A.M. the coastguard reported a vessel in distress two miles westward of the Smalls Lighthouse. Permission to launch, was got from the naval authorities, and the motor...
The S.S. Villalegre
During a heavy snowstorm and very cold weather on the 26th February the same Life-boat was launched to the help of a vessel ashore about half a mile south of Houghton Steel. She was the s.s.
Villalegre of Aviles, a steamer...
The S.S. Sir James
Girvan, and Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.48 on the evening of the 5th of May, 1954, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned the Girvan life-boat station that the S.S. Sir James, of Cardiff, was drifting ashore between Heads of Ayr and Turnberry...
The S.S. Arantzazu-Mendi
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE’ AT CLOUGHEY JUNE 17TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN. The S.S. Arantzazu-Mendi, of Bilbao, had gone aground on Butter Pladdy shoals, outside Kearney Point, Co. Down. Efforts were made to salve her, and there was a salvage party...
The S.S. Dun Aengus
NINE RESCUED FROM IRISH STEAMER Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—At 1.25 in the afternoon of the 24th of May, 1947, a message was received from the master of the S.S. Dun Aengus, of Galway, that his ship had run aground at Inishmaan. He...
The S.S. Graiglas (1)
DECEMBER 3RD. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.
At 4.56 in the morning the coastguard telephoned the life-boat station that two vessels appeared to be in danger, and twenty minutes later he asked that the life...