HUNGER CALL At 1.15 p.m. on 2ist December, 1964, the chairman of the branch was asked by the manager of Radio Invicta, a wireless transmitting station on Redsand Towers, if the life-boat would take food to the radio station as no other vessel could reach it in the bad weather.

The life-boat Greater London II (Civil Service No. 30} was launched at 1.50 in a north-east wind of near gale force and a moderate sea. It was high water. The lifeboat picked up stores at Sheerness and then made for Radio Invicta. It was now snowing and visibility was poor. The wind had increased to gale force and the sea was very rough. The stores were delivered to the radio station and the lifeboat returned to her station at 6.45..