FOUND EMPTY DINGHY Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 12.23 a.m. on 8th February, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Brighton police had seen two youths in a small dinghy drifting about a quarter of a mile off shore. No immediate help was needed as the police were attempting to launch a small boat off the beach. At 12.55 the honorary secretary was told that the dinghy was no longer in sight and it was decided to launch the life-boat.

There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a slight sea. It was low water. The life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched at 1.6 and at 1.50 reached the dinghy Erica, unmanned off the Palace Pier. The two youths were seen climbing on to the pier. The dinghy was brought safely ashore and the life-boat returned to her station at 3.20. The life-boat was also called out on i8th February..