Walmer, Kent. At 1.42 early on the morning of the 1st of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen four to five miles south-east of the look-out.

At two o'clock the life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched. An east-south-easterly gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and it was high water. At 2.48 a message was intercepted from the trawler Saleta stating that she had taken the auxiliary ketch Terminist of Plymouth, which had fifteen people on board, in tow, as the ketch was making water and her steering gear was broken. The life- boat met the two vessels and escorted them to Dover harbour. She then returned to her station, arriving at eight o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £16 5s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £9 17s..