Coxswain Derek Scott - Silver Medal Service
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The night was exploding in sodium drums
The Kilo - from Holland - in danger
On fire - in high seas - nearing Swansea she was
And looking for help from a stranger
And Coxswain Scott - he was no stranger at all
His boat and his crewmen were ready
3.20 am William Gammon came out
To search for the ship - keep her steady
18th of November 1963
Eleven force wind whipping higher
A parachute flare - from the air - showed the ship
Explosions and chemical fire
And Coxswain Scott - he was no stranger at all
His boat and his crewmen were ready
3.20 am William Gammon came out
To search for the ship - keep her steady
The Kilo was beached in The Mumbles Bay then
The lifeboat came in for ten crewmen
As flames caught the cargo inside her deep hold
With risk - they knew just what to do then
And Coxswain Scott - he was no stranger at all
His boat and his crewmen were ready
3.20 am William Gammon came out
To search for the ship - keep her steady
Later - the tide floated Kilo again
The fire - it had burned out the ship's stock
Scott brought back the Captain and Chief Engineer
Escorted her to Swansea Dock
And Coxswain Scott - he was no stranger at all
His boat and his crewmen were ready
3.20 am William Gammon came out
To search for the ship - keep her steady
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