, ▁ze alous ▁and ▁successful ▁efforts ▁in ▁res cu ing ▁the ▁master ▁and ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Belle ), ▁as ▁a ▁se aman ▁of ▁the ▁lug ger ▁Pet rel ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁vessel ▁Julia , ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁str and ed ▁off ▁R ams gate . ▁For ▁this ▁assistance ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁medal ▁struck ▁on ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Queen ▁Isabel la ▁II ▁of ▁Spain , ▁thus ▁Walker ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁men ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁two ▁separate ▁med als ▁issued ▁by ▁different ▁heads ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁an ▁event ▁at ▁sea ▁of ▁considerable ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁occurred ▁with ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁the ▁Gut ten burg . ▁Then , ▁as ▁now , ▁the ▁most ▁ha z ard ous ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁Kent ▁coast line ▁for ▁any ▁navig ator ▁was ▁the ▁Good win ▁S ands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁L if eb o at ▁Institution , ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁completely ▁by ▁the ▁R N LI , ▁which ▁runs ▁the ▁service ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁The ▁current ▁lif eb o at ▁station , ▁on ▁the ▁har bour ▁wall ▁between ▁the ▁inner ▁and ▁outer ▁po ols ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁har bour , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁services ▁both ▁an ▁on sh ore ▁lif eb o