Six men were rescued by breeches buoy from the Dutch coaster Jan Brons which ran aground on Ardnamult Head in south-westerly gales on March I I , 1964. Stephen Whittle, then second coxswain, and Assistant Mechanic John Power volunteered to man the boarding boat which was positioned between the lifeboat and the cargo vessel to keep the veering lines spread out. Both men and Coxswain Patrick Power were awarded the bronze medal..