sentences:  It had no need to be there; it is most unlikely that it was making for Rye Harbour, as the boathouse is miles to the west, also in these prevailing weather conditions, it was usual for the lifeboat to shelter east of Dungeness or go into Folkestone.The popular view was that either John Head or Henry Cutting, or indeed both, had been washed out of the boat and that the lifeboat was actually looking for them.This scenario could be the answer as to why the lifeboat was in that position, but we shall never know.