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 […]
Read More Emile Robin award made to Captain WH Smith and Chief Officer GA Kirk of the ss Toronto of Hull for rescuing the crew of the British schooner General Knox of St John’s, Newfoundland, sinking in the North Atlantic on 17 October 1919 in dangerous seas. Silver Medals were also awarded to 17 of the crew.
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Studio Lambert, the BAFTA-winning TV production company behind Gogglebox, Doctor in the House and The Big Life Fix With Simon Reeve are currently producing the second series of the hit BBC Two show “The Big Life Fix”. This exciting and innovative science series sees a team of skilled scientists, engineers and designers create bespoke technology for […]
Read More The EMILE ROBIN Award was made to Captain G Hindmarch and Chief Officer R Couch of the coaster MW Londonbrook for the rescue of 3 crew of the stricken Waldrian off the NW cost of Scotland in big seas on the 10th October 1985. On 10th October, 1985 the coaster Londonbrook picked up a message […]
Read More The Society’s Gold Medal awarded to Captain Holdsworth and Silver Medals to 9 others of the barque Decapolis for rescuing 22 crew of the Elbana of Liverpool in tremendous seas in the South Western approaches to the English Channel on 10th October 1878. Captain Holdsworth brought to the notice of the Committee the following act […]
Read More The Committee have decided to recognise, by the award of the Society’s Silver Medal, the exceptional bravery displayed by Junior Ordinary Seaman Victor Derek Brockman, of the tug Lady Brassey, although aged only sixteen years, when the Empire Lough, carrying a cargo of cased petrol, was set on fire on the 24th July 1944, by […]
Read More To Captain Glenn Wostenholme of the Maersk Kendal. Shortly after midnight on 7th August 2007 the MV Pailin Maritime, a 30 year old, 3,000 ton vessel, fully laden with a cargo of logs and a crew of 24 en route from the Solomon Islands to Vietnam sent out a distress call. Her hull had cracked; […]
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Empire Javelin LSI (1943-1944) The SS Empire Javelin was a British war landing ship built by Consolidated Steel Corp. in Orange, Texas. She was owned by the British Royal Navy and was captained on her last voyage by Captain Mclean.
Read More London – In case of the SS Antenor, for rescue, from on shore at Ras Asir, on July 27-28th 1882, of the Master, Second Officer, Third Officer (with broken leg since time of wreck), Quartermaster, and apassenger, with twelve others of the crew, being all the survivors out of forty-nine persons on board the SS Fleurs Castle, […]
Read More A letter was read from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating the services of Lieut. WP Jamison RN., Port Captain Cape town, Mr J Wilson, Assistant Port Captain Cape Town, and 18 men, in rescuing the crews, amounting to 64 persons, of the Newport, Isabella, Cristobel, Ellen Rawson, wrecked in the Table […]
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