There are around 2().(XH) members of Slonn Force, the RNLl's club for the under 16s. The club's exclusive magazine. Storm Force News, is full of exciting competitions, puzzles, salty sea talcs, jokes and cartoons - it also lends advice lo young people through many interesting articles. Here is a page from a recent issue just to let the adults see what they are missing! Storm Force membership costs just £5 a year - for further details write to: Storm Force HQ.

West Quay Road. Poole. Dorset BH15 1HZ or telephone (01202) 663180.It's a fine autumn morning on the coast of Ireland. At 10.30 am the Wkklow lifeboat station is alerted to a ship aground on Arklow bank, the graveyard of many ships. She is the Cameo with a crew of eleven, on her maiden voyage bound for Dublin. By 10.45 am the Wkklow Watson class lifeboat Lady Kytsant launches with Coxswain Edward Kavanagh in command. The lifeboat covers fourteen miles land reaches the Cameo at 12.30 pm. Two trawlers are standing by but the master refuses all assistance, as he thinks that his ship will refloat on the midnight tide. So the lifeboat returns to station by 3.10 pm.16 Monday 11 September. There's a big change in the weather Iwith a strong southerly gale stirring up rough seas. At 8.00 am Ithe lifeboat is asked to join the tug Coilmore to help in a salvage (operation on the Cameo. The lifeboat launches at 8.10 am with I Coxswain Kavanagh once again at the helm.

I As sea conditions worsen the lifeboat crew work tirelessly, passing I How lines from the tug to the Cameo Time and again the tow line | breaks because the Cameo is stuck fast, but the master still refuses to abandon ship. As salvage work is halted the lifeboat returns to station by 7.20 pmIO During the night a full gale rages. The wild sea reaches (heights of over 9m and the Cameo is starting to show signs of stress The engine room is Hooded ,tnd tht1 only jliohl is an oil lamp on the mast.

1 Tuesday 12 September. As morning comes a larger tug, 1 Jhe Ranger, tries to take the Cameo in tow but all efforts (fail. She is now at the mercy of the gale.|O At 8.57 pm Ihe tug radios: ]"Please advise Wicklow lifeboat to come to Cameo Crew wish to abandon vessel." The lifeboat launches at 9.17 pm into the face of the gale and finds the Cameo living lo the north east. The coxswain decides to drop anchor and veer down until Ithe lifeboat is at right angles to the Cameo. Lines are fired and the lifeboat hauls I herself alongside.

|@ Midnight. The gale is now at I its highest and the lifeboat is (rising and falling 6m alongside Ithe Cameo One by one the crew| ljump onto the deck of the (lifeboat. For sixteen long minutes) Ithe coxswain holds his position.

I Then as the Cameo starts to I break up he casts off and makes (for home.

O By 4.00 am Wednesday 13 September the lifeboat reaches Wicklow harbour with all eleven crew safely on board. Meanwhile out on the Arklow bank Ihe Cameo finally sinks.

]O For his outstanding bravery and seamanship Coxswain Edward JKavanagh is awarded the RNLI Bronze Medal, Mechanic James Bonus is (awarded the RNLI Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum..