The crew of St Peter Port, Guernsey, 52ft Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold who, on December 13, 1981, in winds gusting to hurricane force rescued 29 people from the Ecuadorian motor vessel Bonita (see page 77). It was a service for which a gold medal was awarded to the coxswain and the bronze medal to each of his crew. (Back row, I to r): Crew Member Richard Hamon, Coxswain Michael Scales, Second Coxswain Peter Bougourd, Crew Member John Bougourd and Crew Member Peter Bisson. (Front row, I to r): Crew Member John Webster, Assistant Mechanic Alan Martel and Motor Mechanic Robert Vowles. The photograph was taken by Margaret Murray on South Bank, London, before the 1982 presentation of awards..