CHILD WITH APPENDICITIS At 12.30 p.m. on I5th March, 1965, the local doctor requested the life-boat to pick up a child casualty, suffering with appendicitis, from Inishere Island. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson was launched at 2.30 in a strong southwesterly breeze and rough sea. It was one and a hah0 hours before high water. The life-boat embarked the patient, together with the doctor and proceeded to Rossaveel, where an ambulance conveyed the child to hospital. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 8 p.m..