SS Rohilla rescue

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf maritime rescue operation
gptkbp:casualties 85
gptkbp:cause SS Rohilla ran aground
gptkbp:date October 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Rohilla rescue
gptkbp:involvedVessel gptkb:SS_Rohilla
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in Whitby
gptkbp:location gptkb:Whitby,_England
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely reported in British press
gptkbp:method breeches buoy
lifeboats launched from shore
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John_Fielden
gptkb:William_Riley_of_Birmingham_and_Leamington
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_Neilson
gptkb:Mary_Roberts_(nurse)
gptkbp:rescuers local volunteers
RNLI lifeboat crews
gptkbp:result partial rescue of crew and passengers
gptkbp:significance one of the most difficult rescues in RNLI history
gptkbp:survived 145
gptkbp:weather severe storm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5