Stormy Stan, the hero of 'Storm Force', the RNLI's club for the under-16s, appears regularly in the club's magazine Storm Force News. Here is a taster of the tales he spins and the advice he gives to young people.

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COXSWAIN MAKES FOR QUEENSTOWN (NOW COBHI FOR INFORMATION THE LIFEBOAT SETS OUT AGAIN AND SOON AFTER MIDDAY THE LIGHTSHIP IS SPOTTED- THE DESTROYER HMS TfNfDOS IS STANDING BY. BUT THE HEAVY SEAS PREVENT ANY RESCUE THE COXSWAIN RETURNS AGAIN TO OUEENSTOWN BY 9.30 PM. W RES T HIS CREW AND TAKE ON FUEL AND SPARES THE LIFEBOAT IS BACK OUT AT SEA AGAIN BY EARLY LIGHT ON 12 FEBRUARY W STAND BY ALL DAY AND NIGHT THE COXSWAIN RETURNS TO QUEENSTOWN AT 0.00 AH 13 FEBRUARY TOREFUEL. THE LIFEBOAT AND CREW HAVE BEEN STANDING BY FOR 25 HOURS . TO 7WE LIGHTSHIP. THE HAILS ITS CREW TO TELL THEM TO JUMP AS HE MAKES RUNS PAST THEM IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, GO TOO FAST AND THE LIFEBOAT COULD "APSIZEOVER THE LIGHTSHIPS CABLE Storm Force Membership of Storm Force is open to anyone under 16 for only i_;j a ycai. i ui iui~ ther information contact Storm Force HQ, RNLI, West Quay Road.

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HAKES FOR QUEENSTOWN THE MECHANIC CARRIES OUT FIFtST AID AND TWO CREW HOLD DOWN A MAN WHO IS [HYSTERICAL THEY REACH PORT AT 11 PM.

SPEED ALONGSlDf. THE LIGHTSHIP DUE MAN Jl 'CONDTIME .. NOONEJUMPS ATHIRDTIME ANOFIVE [UtN JUMP . .. A FOURTH AND FIFTH TIME AND NO ONE JUMPS .

THERE ARE STILL TWO MEN CLINGING PETRIFIED ONTO THE RAILS THE COXSWAIN ORDERS TWO OF HIS CREW TO GO FORWARD AND GRAB THE TWO MEN ON HIS SIXTH RUN IWSoBffflSfflHffTWSS _ I THAT HAS TAKEN THRff DAYS TO COMPLFTf M HUfUHCANf fOftCE WINDS COXSWAIN SlIHtY IS AWARDED THE RNLI GOLD MDAL MO) HIS SON WILLIAM RKElVfSmBftONXMEDAL SfCOHD COXSWAIN JOHN I WALSH AND MOTOR UfCHANIC THOMASSlINfYAREMVMDEDSILVER MEDALS THf flfMAINDER Of TH€ CKW - UlCHAfL CWALSH, THOMAS F WALSH AND JOHN S Si INEY • ALL RECEIVEBMNZEHEDALS.