Injured seaman A TANKER, La Quinta, approaching Salcombe bound for Liverpool with a member of her crew seriously injured was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1157 on Saturday, 21 May. A rendezvous was arranged and The Baltic Exchange, Salcombe's 47' Watson lifeboat, under the command of Second Coxswain, Motor Mechanic Edward Hannaford, slipped her moorings at 1205. The wind was north northeast, near gale force 7, the sea moderate; visibility was good.

The honorary medical adviser could not embark as he was already at an emergency, but the injured man had been tended by a member of La Quintals crew who was a trained nurse. He was taken off by the lifeboat at 1315 and landed at Salcombe a quarter of an hour later, where an ambulance was waiting.

After this service Salcombe honorary secretary received a letter of thanks from Captain C. B. Lukehurst, master of La Quinta, enclosing a donation to the lifeboat service from the ship's crew, the result of a voluntary collection, and a letter of appreciation from the owners, Buries Markes (Ship Management) Ltd, containing a further donation..