Early on the morning of the 2nd of January, 1956, the motor vessel Citrine, of Glasgow, sank off the Cornish coast. The Lizard life-boat rescued three of her crew from the sea, and the Coverack life-boat rescued four others from the sea, one of whom died later. To rescue the three remaining men of the crew of ten, Acting Cox- swain Reginald Carey of Coverack had to take the life-boat over the Citrine's port quarter. For this service, a full account of which is given on page 234,he was awarded the bronze medal for gallantry..