Walmer, Kent - At 10.4 a.m. on i3th August, 1966, the honorary secretary heard an S.O.S. call from the Dutch coaster Hunzeborg reporting that she had been in collision with the Greek freighter Diamandis, south of the East Goodwin lightship. The lifeboat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32} was launched at 10.16 a.m. in a slight sea. It was one hour after high water. The collision had occurred in dense fog. Four of the crew of the Hunzeborg who had been taken on board the German tug Albatross were transferred to the life-boat. At the Dutch captain's request the life-boat stood by while the tug towed the casualty round the South Sand Head. While she was rounding the head only the casualty's after deckhouse and deck cargo were above the water, and then she settled another six to eight inches. The life-boat went alongside and took off the engineer and remained close in case her captain had to abandon ship. It was then decided to beach the casualty at the Small Downs north of Deal. The life-boat's second coxswain was put aboard the Hunzeborg together with her engineer and mate. The casualty was safely beached about seven hours after the collision. The life-boat stood by and then returned to her station, arriving at 9.30 p.m. A helicopter could not locate the casualty owing to the dense fog..