The Dover station was temporarily closed at the beginning of October, 1940, as the arrangements of the Admiralty made a life-boat station there unnecessary. The life-boat was taken over by the Admiralty a month later to be used in rescuing airmen. Teignmouth was temporarily closed in November 1940, owing to the difficulty of getting a crew, but Walmer which had been closed in June, 1940 was reopened in February 1941. Six of the Institution's stations are now temporarily closed on account of the war..