Dover, Kent - At 6.25 p.m. on 21st August, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that six boys were cut off by the tide at East Cliff. The life-boat Faithful Forester, with a dinghy in tow, slipped her moorings at 6.47. It was one hour after high water. An unusually heavy swell caused dangerous surf conditions at the foot of the cliff. The boys had climbed to a ledge but were unable to advance further. On her first approach the dinghy capsized and was holed. She was subsequently righted and the hole plugged. Two trips were then made to the foot of the cliff and three boys were taken off on each occasion. They were landed at Dover where transport was waiting to return them totheir camp at Kingsdown. The lifeboat returned to her station at 8.15..