Brighton and Shoreham Harbour: Early in the evening of September 15, 1983, when a force 8 gale, gusting to strong gale, force 9, was blowing from the south west and the sea was very rough, a swimmer was reported in difficulties between Brighton's two piers. Brighton's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat, manned by Helmsman Alan Young and Crew Members Roy Peters and Anthony Dowd, and Shoreham's 37ft 6in Rother The Davys Family (below), under the command of Second Coxswain John Landale, both launched. The Atlantic searched close inshore, the Rother further off, but no one was found..