LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Gracehill
Early on the morning of the 9th of March, 1957, the Campbeltowrn life- boat rescued the crew of ten of the S.S.
Gracehill, of Belfast, who had taken to the ship's boats after she had gone aground in thick fog. For a...
The S.S. Achilles
At 8 P.M., on the 9th October, in a S.W. wind and moderate sea, the Lifeboat BeaucJiamp was launched at the request of Lloyd's Agent, and proceeded to the s.s. Achilles, of South Shields, which had stranded on Scroby...
The S.S. Baron Yarborough
Workington, Cumberland.—When the S.S. Baron Yarborough, of Ardrossan, was ready for sailing on the 19th of November, 1952, her wireless operator was missing. The steamer put out, but anchored off the port. When the operator arrived the...
The S.S. Ignis
On the 8th De- cember the No. 2 Life-boat, Edward Z.
Dresden, was launched to the assistance of the s.s. lynis, of London, which struck a mine and foundered about four and a half miles east of Aldeburgh. Just before the...
The S.S. Storfjeld
DEC. 11TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
The S.S. Storfjeld, of Bergen, had gone ashore, but her crew were rescued from the shore by the coastguard life-saving apparatus. - Rewards, £16 7s..
The S.S. Hawthorn
EA. — The Albert Edward Life-boat was launched at 2 A.M. on the 27th January, during a heavy S.S.W. gale, signals of distress having been shown by a vessel, which had stranded about a mile and a half to leeward of the Gunfleet Sand. She was...
The S.S. Tsiropanis
— On the evening of the 26th March a tele- phone message was received from the Mumbles coastguard that two Greek steamers had been in collision off Breaksea, and one of them wanted immediate help. The life-boat Prince David was launched at 8...
The S.S. Rhenania
— At 11.45 P.M. on the 16th February information was received that a vessel was making signals of disbress about two miles to the south of the Head, and at about midnight the Life-boat Matthew Middle- wood was launched. A whole...
S.S. Alphald
OCT. 22ND. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 2.35 A.M. the Deal coastguard reported by telephone that the Dutch steamer S.S. Alphald, of Rotterdam, was aground near the N.W. Goodwins Buoy, close to the wrecked S.S. Mahratta. A moderate N.E. breeze was...
The S.S. Speke
. JANUARY 1 0TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At 7.45 P.M. the lights were seen of a ship ashore on Gansey Point, about half a mile N.E. of Port St. Mary breakwater, and the motor life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was launched at 8.30 P.M. A...