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THE LIFE-BOAT the Journal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution THE LIFE-BOAT The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution VOL. XXXV MARCH, 1960 No. 391 Notes of the Quarter THE tragic loss of the crew of the indication that this trend will be re- Broughty Ferry life-boat was the worst versed in the immediate future, and the disaster in terms of number of men lost record figures for 1959 may therefore since the Mumbles life-boat capsized be exceeded before long. Nevertheless with the loss of the whole of her crew the year seems likely to be remembered in 1947. It occurred on the 8th of as a quite exceptional one in the history December, 1959, five years to the day of the service. During the autumn and since the last occasion on which a early winter there were frequent and life-boat, the Scarborough life-boat prolonged gales, and from a number of E.C.J.R., capsized. The result of the stations reports were received of the Institution's investigation of the causes worst conditions for twenty years, of the disaster is published in full on thirty years, or even within living page 391. From this it emerges clearly memory. The accounts of services that the hull of the boat, her engines during this period, which begin on and equipment were in perfect con- page 380, give some impression of what dition at the time when the disaster life-boat crews endured. To many occurred. The crew and the Institu- seamen, members of life-boat crews tion had full confidence in the coxswain. and others, both the 27th of October The loss of the life-boat crew can in and the 7th of December will be days fact be attributed simply to the forces which can never be forgotten. of nature. Earthquakes occur and people's lives are lost ; people are lost GOLD MEDAL WINNER in blizzards and drowned in floods ; For the first time for ten years the and in certain extreme conditions of Institution's highest award for gallantry, wind and weather no boat yet designed the gold medal, has been awarded. is free from the danger of capsizing. The award was made to Coxswain The crews who volunteer for s rvice in Richard Evans of Moelfre for a service life-boats are fully aware that this is so, which is described in full on page 380. yet at Broughty Ferry applications The last winner of the gold medal was were promptly received from some ex-Coxswain Thomas King of St. forty volunteers to serve in the new Helier. In each case the service was crew. carried out in one of the Institution's reserve life-boats, for the station boats LIFE-BOAT RECORDS IN 1959 happened to be away at the time. The In 1959 the Institution's life-boats St. Helier service in 1949 was carried were launched on service no fewer than out in a single-engined life-boat built 865 times. This was the largest number twenty-five years earlier. The boat in of launches in any one year since the j which the Moelfre service was carried Institution was founded in 1824, with out was a 41-feet petrol-engined life- the sole exception of 1940, the year boat built in 1938. A clearer proof of the Battle of Britain. It exceeded of the quality of the construction of the the post-war average by more than 30 %. Institution's life-boats could hardly be 551 people were rescued by life-boats afforded. In each case a boat taken during the year, nearly 100 more than out of the Institution's active fleet the average for the post-war years. In solely because of the year in which she recent years the number of occasions on was built made possible a rescue in which life-boats have been called out conditions of extreme danger, in which has increased steadily ; there is no lives were saved only by the superb 380 THE LIFE-BOAT [MARCH, 1960 seamanship of the coxswain and the the crews of the life-boats—and a crew and the knowledge that their presentation was made to Mr. Ireland vessel would respond fully to the by Mr. N. O. Mabe, honorary secretary demands made on it. of the Fishguard life-boat station. DISTRICT ENGINEERS RETIRE "THE STORY OF THE LIFE-BOAT" Two valuable servants of the Institu- In the 1960 edition The Story of the tion have recently retired after long Life-boat will be told through the lives periods of service. One was Mr. W. of some of the outstanding figures in Neale, District Engineer of the Irish the history of the life-boat service. District, who was thirty-eight years Included among them are famous with the Institution. The other was coxswains such as Henry Blogg, of Mr. F. J. Ireland, Western District Cromer, William Fleming, of Great Engineer, whose service with the Institu- Yarmouth and Gorleston, and Lord tion lasted thirty-four years. They Mottistone, of Brooke, Isle of Wight; will both be greatly missed, particularly administrators such as the 4th Duke of in the districts where they served so Northumberland and Charles Dibdin ; well, and their services were recognized and designers including Lionel Lukin, by their colleagues on the Institution's James Beeching and Mr. J. R. Barnett. staff by the presentation of gifts. In Copies can be obtained from branches the Western District a suggestion was or from the headquarters of the made at one station that a gift might Institution (l/6d. each, or 2/-d. to also be made by members of life-boat cover postage). The Scottish edition, crews. There was a response from at the same price, will include short every station in the district—an indica- biographies of a number of the out- tion of the happy relationship between standing Scottish figures in the history the Institution's district engineers and of the service. First Gold Medal for Ten Years FOR the first time for ten years and for When the distress call came, the wind only the second time since the end of the was of hurricane force, gusts up to 104 last war the Institution's highest award miles per hour being recorded at both for gallantry, the gold medal, has been the Royal Air Force and Coastguard conferred. The medal was awarded to stations in Anglesey. The sea was so Coxswain Richard Evans of Moelfre, rough that the distance between the Anglesey, for the rescue of the crew of trough and crest frequently amounted to eight of the motor vessel Hindlea on the twenty-five feet, and flying foam and scud 27th of October, 1959. from the broken water reduced visibility. At 11.50 on that morning the Coast- guard volunteer-in-charge at Moelfre Urgent Need for Action told the coxswain that a small vessel The need for action was clearly was dragging her anchor about two urgent, and Coxswain Evans decided miles north of the look-out. The not to wait for the arrival of his usual honorary secretary of the station, crew. Instead the life-boat Edmund and Major T. W. E. Corrigan, happened to Mary Robinson, which was a 41-feet be away at the time. The vessel in reserve boat temporarily stationed at difficulties was the 506-ton coaster Moelfre, was launched with a crew of Hindlea of Cardiff, which was bound five at noon. The other members of from Manchester to Newport, Mon- the crew were Motor Mechanic Evan mouthshire, in ballast. She had an- Owens ; Second Coxswain Donald chored in Dulas Bay to shelter from the Francis, who acted as assistant mech- strong south-westerly gale, but the wind anic ; Mr. Hugh Owen and Mr. Hugh had suddenly veered to the north. Jones. Mr. Jones, who like Mr. Owen MARCH, 1960] THE LIFE-BOAT 381 is employed by the local council, had brought the life-boat close round her never been out on service in a life-boat stern to come in on her port quarter. before. He is normally a helper on the The life-boat was dangerously near the slipway, but like the others he immedi- Hindlea's thrashing propeller, which ately volunteered for service. was so far out of the water that it was Coxswain Evans took a course to the above the heads of the life-boat crew. northward, passing east of Moelfre As she approached the coaster the life- Island. After half an hour the life-boat boat was hit by a tremendous breaking approached the position of the Hindlea, sea, which rolled her over on to her which was lying to her starboard anchor beam ends and put her mast under water. in eight fathoms of water about a mile As he tried to bring the boat's head and a half north of Moelfre Island. round into the wind Coxswain Evans The bottom here consisted of sand and had to use maximum engine revolutions, shell, but the anchor was not holding. for as soon as speed was reduced the The coaster was yawing some 90 degrees boat was thrown back by the seas. and her engine was racing violently and The coxswain brought the life-boat did little to reduce the weight on her alongside the port quarter of the cable. Because of the violent motion Hindlea. He approached at an angle of the cable was constantly whipping clear about 25 degrees, and as soon as one of the rough, broken water. Heavy man had jumped he brought the life- seas breaking over the Hindlea, made boat out astern clear of the propeller.
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