RHS awards: as well as letters of thanks from the RNLI, three Southend lifeboatmen were presented with awards from the Royal Humane Society after they rescued an 84-year-old man who fell from Southend Pier in November 1984. They saved his life with mouth to mouth resuscitation and heart massage and are seen here receiving their awards from Councillor Philip Herbert, Mayor of Southend (2nd I). The lifeboatmen are (I to r) Helmsman Paul Gibson, Crew Member Mike Whistler and Senior Helmsman Bob Fossett. photograph by courtesy of Southend Evening Echo.