Margate, Kent. At 12.43 on the afternoon of the llth of July, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Birchington and that one of her crew was waving an oar to attract attention.

Five minutes later the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. IT) was launched in a very rough sea, with a strong south-westerly wind blowing and a flood tide. The life-boat found a small outboard motor boat two miles off Westgate with her engine broken down. There were three German students on board, who were taken aboard the life-boat, which then towed the dinghy to Margate harbour, arriving at 1.30. Because of the flood tide the life-boat could not be rehoused until 6.45. Rewards to the crew, £9 ; re- wards to the helpers on shore, £4 19s..