ENGINE FAILURE Ramsgate, Kent. At 12.34 a-m- on 2Oth March, 1965, the East Pier watchman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat, with an outboard motor, was in difficulties because of an engine failure and drifting seawards half a mile from the pier. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis put out at 12.40 in a moderate southeasterly breeze and a slight sea. It was high water. The life-boat found the outboard motor boat Moss Rose of Ramsgate with four people on board, one mile east-north-east of Ramsgate. The boat was taken in tow and the life-boat reached her station at 1.20 p.m..