Three children adrift THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Margate lifeboat station was informed by HM Coastguard at 1715 on Tuesday, June 1, that three children in an inflatable dinghy were being taken out to sea on the ebb tide.

In fair visibility, with a fresh westerly breeze and a rough sea, the Margate ILB was launched at 1727. She came up with the dinghy 15 minutes later and after taking the three children on board set course for Joss Bay, 1J miles away, with the dinghy in tow. Owing to the strong wind and tide it was a difficult passage and the children were landed at Joss Bay at about 1900. As they were only scantily clothed a member of the public sheltered them in his car until the Coastguard collected them and took them to their homes in Kingsgate.

The ILB returned to her station and was rehoused at 1925..