Just in time THE STATION HONORARY TREASURER of Stranraer saw a capsized dinghy, her crew in the water, some 300 yards from the shore at 1855 on Wednesday, September 1. He immediately drove to the boathouse where the honorary secretary and members of the crew were assembled.

In good visibility and with a moderate to fresh north-westerly breeze and rough sea, the ILB was launched at 1903. Two minutes later she was alongside the casualty and found two people clinging to the upturned hull and two others trying to swim ashore. All four were distressed and suffering from exposure.

The ILB got all four people on board and radioed ashore to arrange medical assistance. On her return to station a police car was waiting to take the survivors to hospital. The ILB went back to bring the dinghy ashore and then returned to her station and was rehoused at 2020.

The speedy action of the ILB was undoubtedly responsible for the saving of these four lives; another ten minutes might have had tragic consequences..