continued from page 262 at once to administer the kiss of life to the unconcious man. He was successfully revived and as the ambulance had arrived at Llangranog, the coxswain decided to beach the fishing vessel there. The man was taken immediately to hospital in Aberystwyth and the lifeboat returned to station at 1630.

Following this service a letter of appreciation, signed by Cdr Bruce Cairns, chief of operations, was sent to the three men who boarded the fishing vessel, Second Coxswain Idris Evans and Crew Members Gregory Boyle and Bernard Evans, without whose action the unconscious man's life would undoubtedly have been lost..