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The Journal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution THE LIFE-BOAT. The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution. VOL. XXIX. NOVEMBER, 1934. No. 320. THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 49 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November, 30th, 1934 - 63,862 On Service in a Motor Life-boat.1 By A. E. JOLLY, Motor Mechanic at Maryport, Cumberland. IT was a showery morning, with very in High Street, I saw the coxswain come strong winds. A gale had blown all running out. He had his sea-boots on, through the night and was increasing and was pulling on his pilot jacket. all the following morning, reaching Before I could reach him he waved his its maximum at high water that after- hand, and I heard the word " ower " noon. I had put on my sea-boots and which is " Cumberland " for " away." oilskins, and gone down to the boat- Without waiting to hear more, I set off house to run the life-boat engine. The back to the boat-house at the double. second mechanic arrived at the boat- Passing the fishermen, I gasped out house, and together we cleaned the that the boat was wanted and set off sparking plugs and gave the engine a running once more. The s.s. Rathmore short final run. We left the boat- was in the dock. Steve, the mate, house about 11.15 A.M., and stopped to asked what was the matter. " A talk with a group of fishermen. I steamer aground near Workington," I cracked with the bowman of the life- replied. I must have got it from the boat, and we passed remarks about coxswain, for it was a correct message. the seas that were running outside the The coxswain and honorary secretary, harbour. He said : " It's not to be with helpers, arrived in Jackson's lorry wondered at if somebody wants us at the boat-house at the same moment to-day." I said : " We could not as myself. grumble if we did get a call in such a The rockets were fired, and five sea. It'll be the worst that we have minutes saw the rollers out on the run- been out in." way and lined up. In that five minutes the head launcher had left his untouched " Ower." midday meal and arrived at the boat- I left the group of men at about house. In another five minutes the 11.30 A.M. to go home to dinner. boat was down on the permanent slip- Getting near to Coxswain Reay's house way. Soonthemastwasupand rigged. 1 The service described in this article was the service to the s.s. Plawsworth, a 2,500-ton steamer of Newcastle- on-Tyne, which went ashore at Workington, on 17th January last. A south-west gale was blowing, so that the wreck was six miles to windward of Maryport. Coxswain Thomas Q. Keay was awarded the bronze medal, in recognition of the conspicuous skil] with which he bandied the life-boat; and the motor mechanic, Mr. A. E. Jolly, the author of this account, received the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum. A letter of thanks was sent to Mr. Walker T. Moore, the honorary secretary of the Maryport station, and the coxswain and each member of his crew received an award of £2 8*. Bd. An account of the service appeared in The Life-toot for last June. 350 THE LIFE-BOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1934. The second mechanic cranked the engine then out by way of the relieving valves. while I was setting the controls. Turning my head a little to port, I Another quick swing on the starting- could see the end of the south pier, a handle and then the engine fired and welcome sight. That part of the was soon running smoothly. The hum business was over. We were clear of of the engine fixes the crowd's atten- the piers. tion. It gives life to the boat. With The coxswain and second coxswain a final look round at each man's life- now had a moment to spare, and I belt to see that they are all correctly heard the second coxswain say : " She strapped on the shoulders, the coxswain seems to be making a little headway. gives the signal to the head launcher to Will you keep her off ? " I heard no slip the boat from its cable. We are reply. The coxswain was weighing in off. The boat gathers speed as it slides his mind the chances of his next move. down the slipway; the air rushes at Then he sang out to the men forward your face ; a joy ride, giving promise of to stand by to stay her. He was more fun to follow. Splash ! We are going over on the other tack. At the afloat; the launch is a good one, one same time he put his helm over and of the quickest, perhaps a record for brought the boat round. The shackles the boat. The time is approximately drummed on the canopy again as the twelve o'clock noon. wind came to the sail. The second mechanic got a blow from one of them. A 60-Miles-an-Hour Gale. I heard him say that it would leave a The coxswain immediately ordered mark. The wind was south-west, blow- " ahead." I put the gear into the ing full gale at the shore, and we were " ahead " position and speeded up the now heading slantingly for the shore. engine to full throttle. In a few One thing was certain—we were making seconds we were abreast the red turning headway. buoy in the new dock basin. Here the The coxswain sang out again for the coxswain ordered the men forward to men to stand by for the other tack, put a reef in the sail and make ready to which would take us out to sea again. hoist it. Half-way along the south pier All was bustle as we came about. The the boat began to pitch and roll, the sail caught the wind, and slowly, very spray breaking right over us. In the slowly, at times almost at a standstill— run from the bottom of the slipway to when the waves curled up in front of the harbour-mouth the coxswain was us and filled the boat—she fought her able to fix his mica shield to his sou'- way out to sea once more. We tacked wester, a device to protect the eyes again before getting very far from the from the slashing wind and spray. shore, and then made another and We were at the end of the south pier, longer tack out to sea. the sail was hoisted, and warning shouts were sung out. The hoisting of the Getting Rid of Seasickness. sail in such conditions can be extremely I had been sitting on my stool since dangerous. It calls for good seaman- we left harbour, three-quarters of an ship combined with speed. This can hour before, when my head began to be readily understood when one realizes swim ; the heaving, rolling boat was all the force that a 60 to 70-miles-an-hour mixed up with the seas and clouds. It wind can exert on all shackles and sheets was the first symptom of seasickness. that hold the sail to the wind. I saw I was annoyed, and I decided it should very little of this operation, as I was not get me. I stood up to help me in sitting down on my stool pumping up my decision, there being now no the air pressure under the canopy by immediate need to stand by the engine which the engine controls are pro- controls. No sooner had I raised my tected. I saw little, but I heard the head above the canopy than—smack! straining ropes and shackles con- came the sea in my face. It was a tinually drumming on the canopy. good tonic. It cleared away any Then we got the full force of the wind thought of the sickness and it did not and sea. The boat was pitching and return. rolling, with seas coming in over her While I was standing up the cox- port shoulder, running right aft, and swain, knowing that my watch was on NOVEMBER, 1934.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 851 my wrist, asked me the time of day. I nearer. Will it curl and-break in over sang it out, and again at intervals of a us, or will the boat rise to it ? The quarter of an hour, and he commented bow of the boat goes up at a steep favourably on the progress we had angle, a gradient of one in one and a made. half. Will the wave knock her off ? By this time we were well off the No, there is a man at the wheel. We land, shipping seas one after another. are at the top ; and what a sight from Some had spent their force by the time the top there is ! We can see the they had reached aft to me, but occa- mighty seas ahead of us. Now we are sionally we received them full weight, scooting down the other side, the wind- which made us hang on to whatever ward side. The trough of this sea is was handy. longer. The wave in front of us is The coxswain now gave orders for a building up, but has not yet reached look out to be kept for any signs of its maximum.
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