FLARE SEEN At 5.25 p.m. on 24th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen five miles south of Ferryfield Airport. There was a moderate west-south-westerly breeze, with a choppy sea. It was high water. The life-boat Mabel E. Holland launched at 5.35 and soon came up with the yacht Flamingo, which had engine failure. The sole occupant was suffering from sea-sickness and he was taken on board the life-boat. A life-boatman was put on board the yacht, which was towed to Rye. After mooring the yacht and landing the survivor the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 8.25 p.m..