from page 230 the trawler. He was landed at Walney Airfield at 0102 and transferred to North Lonsdale Hospital.

The honorary medical adviser and two lifeboat crew members remained aboard the trawler because of the sea conditions and both boats returned to Barrow; then the three men were transferred back to the lifeboat off the station and the trawler went on to her mooring. The lifeboat was once again ready for service at 0240.

For this service a letter of appreciation signed by Rear Admiral W. J.

Graham, director of the Institution, was sent to Mr J. H. Kilshaw, honorary medical adviser of Barrow lifeboat station.

South Eastern Division Thick fog THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Dover lifeboat station received a call from HM Coastguard at 1649 on Saturday May 12, 1979, telling him that a motor boat had been reported aground but that the sighting was being checked. Just over an hour later, at 1759, came confirmation that a motor cruiser was aground on rocks in the vicinity of Copt Point, Folkestone, and it was requested that the lifeboat should launch.

Although there was little wind or sea thick fog had reduced visibility to nil. It was one hour before high water.

Folkestone Coastguard mobile had gone to investigate, but could see nothing from the land.

Faithful Forester, the 44ft Waveney lifeboat at that time on station at Dover, launched immediately with Coxswain/ Assistant Mechanic Anthony Hawkins in command. Search was joined with Folkestone pilot launch and Folkestone Yacht and Motor Boat Club safety boat, but in the dense fog the stranded boat could not be found. The lifeboat, searching round the rocks with her radar, put her dinghy ashore with three crew members who checked on shouts heard, but it was found that the shouts came from bait diggers. The dinghy party remained ashore, how- Regattas for model lifeboats Sunday, April 27: Kingfisher Model Powerboat Club Regatta, Farnborough, Hampshire. Information from Keith Bragg, telephone number Fleet 28504.

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ever, and with Folkestone mobile and the Coast Rescue Company, formed three separate search parties. It was not until about 2000 that the casualty, Al Rosanjo, was eventually sighted by an auxiliary coastguard.

The lifeboat, having recovered her dinghy, closed the casualty and light lines were passed to her. The boat was high and dry and Coxswain Hawkins ordered an inspection of her hull to see if she could be taken in tow; her three crew could not reach safe ground and it was considered too hazardous to embark them on the lifeboat.

The tide was rising; when there was enough water, at about 2145, the lifeboat passed a tow line to the motor cruiser and two lifeboatmen were put aboard her. She floated off at about 2200, was found to be sound and was taken into Folkestone Harbour. Her crew were put ashore at 2230 and by 2335 Dover lifeboat was once again back on her moorings and ready for service.

For this service a letter of appreciation signed by Cdr Bruce Cairns, chief of operations, was sent to Coxswain/ Assistant Mechanic Anthony G. Hawkins and his crew.

Scotland South Division Overdue LATE ON THE EVENING of Thursday June 14, 1979, Fife Police informed Forth Coastguard that a flashing light was being investigated in Largo Bay and that a 9ft dinghy with three anglers on board had been reported overdue.

Police and Elie Coastguard mobile started a search ashore and at 0019 on June 15 the help of Kinghorn D class ILB was requested. Vessels in the area were asked to keep a sharp lookout for the missing dinghy.

It was a bright moonlight night, so that visibility was fair. A moderate breeze, force 4, was blowing from the north east, the sea was choppy and the tide was low water springs.

Manned by Helmsman F. Boston and Crew Member G. Tulloch, Kinghorn ILB launched at 0040 and had reached Largo Bay 20 minutes later.

By 0234 a helicopter from RAF Leuchars was airborne and the tide had risen enough for Anstruther lifeboat, the 37ft Oakley The Doctors, to launch.

An initial research area was established between the lines Methil to Fidra and Bass Rock to Elie Ness and a coordinated search was begun by Anstruther lifeboat, HMS Stubbington, the lighthouse tender Pharos and the helicopter, while Kinghorn ILB continued her search of Largo Bay and the adjacent coastline. North Berwick Coastguard lookout was manned and Dunbar mobile searched the coast from Dunbar to Fidra.

At 0458 HMS Stubbington reported the recovery of two bodies a few milesto the north west of Bass Rock. A thorough search was made of the area and at 0720 North Berwick D class ILB was launched to search Craigleith Island, Bass Rock and the North Berwick foreshore. No sign was found of the missing third man, however, and at 0753 the search was abandoned.

Lifeboat and ILBs returned to their stations, Kinghorn ILB being once more rehoused and ready for service at 0820, North Berwick ILB at 0850 and The Doctors at 0920.

For this service a letter signed by Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, director of the Institution, was sent to Dr R. M.

L. Weir, honorary secretary of Kinghorn ILB station, conveying the appreciation of the Institution to Helmsman F. Boston and Crew Member G. Tulloch, who were at sea, engaged in the search for survivors, for more than seven hours..