The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel had stopped near Old Harry Rocks to allow a funeral party to scatter ashes and Mr Wilkinson had left the wheelhouse to check on the progress of the ceremony.

BBC: RNLI rescue boat

Though the current unemployment rate as of November 2011 for age 55 and over is 6.4% and for men a bit higher at 6.8%, this may be artificially low since many pre-retirees may have simply given up and stopped looking for jobs like my friend Harry.

FORBES: Unemployed at 62: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place