In November, 1944, the self-righting life-beat at Hastings was struck by a very heavy sea and capsized, throwing three of her crew overboard. She came right way up at once, and the other six men hauled the three on board again. As she ctpsized her engine had automatically cut off, so that she should not travel on leaving the men in the water. The mechanic started it again at once, and the life-boat returned to Hastings. One of the three men had broken his nose. That was the. only injury or damage, and the life-boat had done exactly what a self-righting life-boat is designed to do should she be capsized. The Institution gave the crew and launchers £55 in rewards..