A talk about a tragic event 70 years ago, on the 8th December 1954 will be given by Scarborough Lifeboat station Chairman Colin Woodhead, at St Mary's Church, this evening.
The service will be conducted by Rev Pam Jennings and the Rev Jordan Allan and featuring Filey Fishermen’s Choir.
Roll of Honour given by crewmember Jacob Allen.
Scarborough is the third oldest lifeboat station in the British Isles and Ireland, Scarborough has a proud tradition of saving lives at sea. during its 224-year history, the number of people rescued is in substantial but untold numbers. For all that, sixteen men have given their lives in the service of Scarborough lifeboat.
The most recent event was the ECGR disaster on the 8th December 1954 at about 4.15pm after successfully escorting a number of fishing boats into the harbour the "E.C.J.R." capsized near the harbour mouth.
Several crewmen, Ernie Eves, Bob Crawford, John Sheader, John Cammish and Frank Bayes, were thrown from the lifeboat.
As the lifeboat righted itself, Bill Sheader, Mickey Scales and Alan Rennard hauled back aboard Ernie Eves and Bob Crawford. but three men were missing, coxswain John Sheader, Second coxswain John Cammish and Signalman Frank Bayes. They died in the surf.
Coxswain Sheader, like many men before him had given the best part of his life to the Lifeboat Service. He had been a crewman for forty years and coxswain ten. At the age of 63 he finally gave his life. All the boats they had been escorting entered the harbour safely.
This service is the memorial to all the crew who have paid the ultimate sacrifice over the many years.
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