Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 4, 1995
• Invested on: June 23, 1995

Carl Stoney Barnaby, M.B.
Vance Edward Dixon, M.B.
Rosalind Penny Graham, M.B.
Roy Albert Graham, M.B.
James Douglas Swift, M.B.
Clifford Melvin Tinker, M.B.
Clinton Tinker, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On November 30, 1993, Mr. Clinton Tinker and his boat crew (brother Clifford and Mr. Barnaby) and Mr. Graham and his boat crew (daughter Rosalind and Messrs. Dixon and Swift) fought against dangerous sea conditions to rescue three men from a fishing boat that had gone aground at Dartmouth Point, Long Island in Nova Scotia. Hearing a >Mayday' call on his radio, Mr. Graham responded immediately. He radioed for more help when he realized his boat was too large to approach the rocky ledge where the damaged vessel was grounded. Mr. Tinker soon arrived and manoeuvred his smaller craft as close to the ledge as possible. As the high swells tossed their boats up and down almost every thirty seconds, the two captains jockeyed their vessels around the damaged fishing boat. Despite the difficult conditions, Clifford Tinker, Messrs. Barnaby, Dixon and Swift, and Ms. Graham managed to pull three men to safety. Sadly, the captain of the stranded boat drowned.