Coxswain Donald McLeod – RNLI, Isle of Barra, for the lifeboat’s escort of the yacht Vijaya. The Barra Lifeboat, RNLB Edna Windsor, with Coxswain Donald MacLeod in command and a total of five crew on board, was launched at 0853 on 21 June 2006 to go to the assistance of the 12 metre aluminium racing […]
Read More A letter having been read from Mr J Dickinson, dated India House, together with the copies of documents enclosed, transmitted from the Bombay government, bearing testimony to the conduct of Lt Edward Giles, of the Indian Navy, Mr HR Miles, master of the Hydree, Captain Henry Scott, HM 9th Light Dragoons and Lt Hubert Le […]
Read More A Marine Aneroid Barometer was presented to James More, Skipper of the steam drifter Mayberry of Wick, for rescuing 9 crew of the Cordelia of Banff on 1st November 1923. The attention of the Committee was called by Mr Alexander Wood, Hon. Agent at Wick, to the decidedly skilful and courageous rescue of the crew […]
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Eugene McLaughlin, 13th November 2016 One hundred years ago, the citizens of Sligo received devastating news.
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SS Star of Suez (1926-1942) The SS Star of Suez was an Egyptian cargo ship built in 1926 by D & W Henderson Co. Ltd. She was owned by Alexandria Steam Navigation Co. between 1938 and her sinking in 1942.
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The Society has created an infographic to showcase the most interesting stats and facts about the Christmas cards industry in the UK together with details of the support our charity provides to mariners and seafarers with the help of our Christmas cards’ customers.
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MV Empire Spenser (1942-1942) The MV Empire Spenser was a British war tanker built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., and owned by the Ministry of War Transport. She was to meet her end on 8th December 1942.
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SS Sambridge (1943-1943) The SS Sambridge was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by Permanente Metals Corp. and owned by the Ministry of War and Transport. The Sambridge would unfortunately complete only four months in service before it was sunk.
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We are calling on the public to remember the contribution and sacrifice made by men of the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets as we mark Remembrance Sunday on 13 November.
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SS Empire Path (1943-1944) The SS Empire Path was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd., in South Shields. She was owned by the Ministry of War and Transport until her loss in 1944, less than a year before the end of WW2.
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