Torbay: The crew from the cargo vessel Majorca are put ashore at Brixham. At 0430 on Saturday September 18, 1982, Majorca, 20 miles south east of Straight Point, sent out a may day call; she had a list of 5 degrees and her cargo was shifting. It was a calm day but there was thick fog with visibility no more than half a mile. Torbay's 54ft Arun Edwards Bridges (Civil Service No. 37), under the command of Second Coxswain Ernest Fradd, launched on service at 0444; soon after, Majorca reported a list of 35 degrees. The lifeboat arrived on scene at 0655, at the same time as a Sea King helicopter from RAF Brawdy. While the lifeboat rescued two men from an inflatable dinghy and one from a liferaft, the Sea King lifted two more survivors from another liferaft, to put them aboard the Arun. The liferafts were a/so recovered, to avoid false alarms if left at sea. With all survivors embarked, the lifeboat set course for Brixham at 0715. Majorca sank at 0718 and local fishing authorities were informed of her position. The survivors were landed at Brixham at 0850 and the lifeboat was back on her moorings, once again ready for service, at 0925..