It took the R.N.L.I, just 36 hours to find 20 inshore rescue boats with engines and spares for an airlift from Stansted, Essex, to Dacca to aid victims of the flood disaster in East Pakistan. The two volunteers were Lieutenant David Stogdon (left), who was in charge, and Mr. Michael Brinton (centre), a mechanic, from East Cowes. They were later joined by two men from the Littlehampton 'Blue Peter' IRB. The R.N.L.I. sent the IRBs and men as a result of an urgent appeal from the British Red Cross. Miss Mary Gatheral, the Society's Personnel Officer, is shown pinning on Red Cross badges..