EMERGENCY CALL At 9.15 p.m. on the same day the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a young man was suffering from severe head injuries after an accident. No other boat was available and as it was imperative to take the patient to hospital immediately the use of the life-boat was requested.

At 9.45 the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson put out with the doctor and patient on board and a boarding boat in tow. There was a smooth sea with a light westerly breeze, and it was an hour before low water. The patient was landed at Rossaveel with difficulty because of the low tide. The life-boat returned to her station at 2.30 a.m..