LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Screw Steamer Langdale
SDNDERLAND.—The report of a gun was heard at 7.45 A.M. on the 19th of April, during a light E.N.E. wind, a strong sea, and foggy weather, and the screw steamer, Langdale, of Sunderland, was seen on the North rocks. The No. 1 Life-boat Good...
The S.S. Coastville and Hope Star
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICES AT DONAGHADEE NOVEMBER 21ST. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. At 6.20 in the morning the coastguard telephoned to the Donaghadee life-boat station that a steamer was ashore at Ballymacormick Point in Belfast Lough. A gale was...
£45,000 from An Aeroplane
The Newquay life-boat went out in a fog to a crashed, aeroplane. She found no one alive,'but. she brought ashore twelve bodies, mail bags and £45,000 in 100-dollar bills..
Category: Articles
The S.S. Wilh. Colding
COLLISION IN A FOG Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 5.5 in the afternoon of the 20th of August, 1947, the coastguard received a mes- sage from a vessel five miles north-east of Rattray Head that she was sinking after collision with a trawler...
The Jadestar Glory
HEARING FROM the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Shannon at 2106 on January 16 that Jadestar Glory was ashore, possibly on Roney Rock, the honorary secretary Arklow alerted the crew while trying to get further...
Chandos, of Grimsby
APRIL, 22ND. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
At 10.55 at night the life-boat watchman reported a vessel aground on the Binks. Shortly afterwards she signalled SOS by whistle. The weather was fine, with a light variable wind and a...
The Princess Royal at the Helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21
The Princess Royal at the helm of Lymington's Atlantic 21 class lifeboat with Storm Force's Leading Hand Peter Phillips in his custon-made bump cap seated behind her.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Baron Haig
Workington, Cumberland. — On the 30th of December, 1954, the S.S. Baron Haig, of Ardrossan, which was lying at anchor off the entrance to the harbour, wirelessed that she had a sick man on board and needed a doctor. At three o'clock in...
The S.S. Appledore
Nov. 12TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 4.15 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a steamer was aground on the Newcombe Sands. A light S.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea, and a thick fog. At 4.30 A.M. a...
The S.S. Nebarn (2)
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK ; CAISTEB, WIXTERTON-, PALLING, AND CBOMEE, NORFOLK.—In the early hours of 29th January, the s.s. Newbarn of Newcastle, which is a big steamer of more than 3,000 tons, ran aground on the southern end of the Hasboro'...