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When the London Steamer Barnhill Was Attacked from the Air Off Beachy Head and Set on Fire on March 20 1940 the Eastbourne Lifeboat Went to Her Help and Put Two

When the London steamer Barnhill was attacked from the air off Beachy Head and set on fire on March 20, 1940, the Eastbourne lifeboat went to her help and put two of her crew aboard to rescue the si'earner''s master who had been blown from the bridge to the forecastle and was lying there helpless..

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