to push the vessel onto the shore. Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched to assist and stood by the ship until 9:30 pm, at which time the tug SS Goole arrived and released the lifeboat. The coxswain of the Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn returned to the President Briand aboard the Shoreham Pilot Cutter to pilot the minesweeper. At 9:45 pm the lifeboat was recalled to service as both the tug and the minesweeper were being driven ashore by the high winds. The tow line broke and the minesweeper rolled heavily, waves breaking over her decks. Avoiding the presence of the naval mines in the vicinity, the lifeboat went alongside multiple times and removed all 22 men aboard the minesweeper, including their own coxswain. Two lifeboat crewmen received RNLI medals for their participation in the rescue. Beginning early on 8 August 1948 a strong gale was blowing with rough seas and a heavy swell, shredding the sails of the yacht Gull and driving her out of control off the coast at Shoreham. Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched to assist, hoisting her sail to give her engines enough speed to catch the yacht. The lifeboat eventually caught the yacht at the entrance to Newhaven Harbour, where she had become waterlogged and caught in shallow water. The lifeboat got alongside her and rescued all six people aboard. For this service the coxswain received an RNLI silver medal. 1963–1990: refurbishment and Tyne-class lifeboat In 1963, Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was retired and replaced by the . In 1967 the station was supplied with a second lifeboat. This was a inshore lifeboat and was kept in its own berth constructed beneath the main boathouse. From 16 to 19 October 1971, the drilling rig William Allpress was anchored three-quarters of a mile off the coast near Rustington awaiting a tow in deteriorating weather. The rig's five crewmen crew were unable to eat or sleep in the rough weather, and needed rescue. The Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched at 2:10 pm; the seas were rough and torrential rain made visibility extremely limited. The life-boat crew were able to pull the rig's crew on board across the foredeck to safety. The coxswain was awarded an RNLI Bronze medal for his part. On 5 August 1975, the yacht Albin Ballard was drifting with wrecked sails owing to heavy seas and gale-force winds. At