The Society’s Aneroid Marine Barometer presented to William Palmer, Master of the smack Laurel, for the rescue of the crew of seven men of the Norwegian brig Telgraf, of Krageroe, waterlogged, in the North Sea, in very heavy seas, on November 21 1883. In the case of the smack Laurel, for rescue of the Captain […]
Read More The EMILE ROBIN award was presented to Captain W Hall and Chief officer G Atkinson of the SS Teessider of Stockton for the rescue of the crew of the schooner Gauntlet of Lancaster on 20th November 1927. The Gauntlet was caught in very bad weather off Flamborough Head on November 19th. There was a very […]
Read More The EMILE ROBIN award to Captain D Munro and Chief Officer H Hanson of the ss ‘Stag’ of North Shields for the rescue of the crew of the German ship ‘Shakespeare’ of Bremen on 20th December 1889. The statement of Captain David Munro, reads: On 20th December 1889, off the banks of Newfoundland, during voyage […]
Read More Emile Robin award made to Coxswain Mark Sawyer of the Eastbourne lifeboat, Fishermen’s Friend, for the rescue of two crew from the yacht Paperchase at night in a gale force 8 on 20th October 2002. At 1826 on Saturday 20 October 2002, RNLI Mersey class lifeboat Fishermen’s Friend slipped her berth in the lock at […]
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SS Tremeadow (1905 – 1917) British merchant steamer, SS Tremeadow, was built in 1905 by J. Readhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields. She was owned by Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. at the time of her loss.
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SS Manchester Inventor (I) (1902 – 1917) The merchant British steamer SS Manchester Inventor was built in 1902 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Newcastle. At the time of her loss, she was owned by Manchester Liners Ltd. On 18 January 1917, on a voyage from St John, New Brunswick to Manchester, carrying general cargo, Manchester […]
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