MATERNITY CALL Galway Bay. At 11.30 a.m. on 8th April, 1964, the nurse on Middle Island told the honorary secretary that a maternity patient needed hospital treatment on the mainland. As no other boat was available the honorary secretary readily agreed to the use of the life-boat to take the patient to Rossaveel. There was a gentle southerly breeze with a slight sea and a flooding tide. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson launched at 12.15 p.m., embarked the nurse and patient, and landed the patient on the mainland. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.45..