LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Kasser Wiek
— A strong N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a nasty sea running, on 23rd September, when in- formation that a vessel had stranded on the Margate Sands was received from the Coastguard, and the Motor Life-boat City of Bradford...
The S.S. Hawthorn
At 1.15 in the afternoon of 5th January, when a whole S.S.W. gale was blowing, with rain and a heavy sea, the Coxswain noticed that the s.s. Hawthorn, of Liverpool, which was at anchor in Ramsey Bay, was signalling that a doctor was wanted...
The S.S. Araton
Barrow, Lancashire.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1952, a local shipping agency asked if the life-boat would land an injured man from the S.S. Araton, of Stock- holm, which was lying two miles south-west of the Lightning...
The S.S. Stanlake (1)
MAY 24TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. At 6.15 P.M. it was reported by the coastguard that the firing of rifles or rockets had been heard in Broad Bay. Later a message was received from another source that a vessel was ashore near the...
The S.S. Cantal
NOVEMBER 25TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. During the afternoon of the 24th of November the Admiralty salvage officer requested that provisions and sundry small gear for salvage purposes should be taken to the S.S. Cantal. She had gone ashore...
The S.S. High Wear
MARCH 6TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
At 8.20 A.M. the coastguard reported a message from the S.S. High Wear that she was coming in with her engine-room flooded, that she was making water, and that a pilot should be ready. A few...
The S.S. Ben Olliver
JANUARY 5 T H . - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. Shortly before midnight the coastguard reported that a vessel wasmaking distress signals off Worthing. A light northerly wind was blowing, with a slight swell. The motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and...
The S.S. Lady Grey
The same Life-boat was launched five days later in conjunction with her consort, the Robert and Mary Ellis, to the help of the s.s. Lady Grey of West Hartlepool, which had stranded on Whitby Bocks about half a mile from the West Pier head....
The S.S Lilian
About 110011 on the 6th July the Coastguard fired the Life-boat assembly signal, and in response the crew quickly mustered, launched the boat, and at once pro- ceeded to the s.s. Lilian, of West Hartlepool, which was ashore in a very...
The S.S. Kabinda
DEC. 8TH. - WALMER, AND RAMSGATE, KENT. At 8.32 A.M. a message was received at Walmer from the Deal coastguard that a Belgian steamer had stranded on the Goodwin Sands, north of the wreck of the Mahratta.
A whole S.S.W....