Service to St Margarite: On the evening of December 22. 1979. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's 44ft Waveney lifeboat Kliami rescued the crew of two of the fishing vessel St Margarite aground on Scrohy Sands in a strong north-easterly breeze, force 6. The sea was rough and steep and. with a heavy easterly swell. 10 to 15 foot breaking seas were sweeping across the bank. On hearing that the casualty was in danger of breaking up Coxswain Richard Hawkins headed directly towards her across the sandbanks, touching bottom in the troughs on his first approach. On a second approach one man was taken safely on board. The other man jumped but missed the lifeboat; he was hauled on board by the crew while Coxswain Hawkins manoeuvred Khami to prevent his being crushed between the two boats. The lifeboat returned on the rising tide to take the casualty, now bounced clear of the bank, in tow to Gorleston Harbour, but the fishing vessel later sank at moorings. For this service Coxswain/Mechanic Richard Hawkins was awarded the bronze medal (full report, THE LIFEBOAT autumn 1980)..