St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 10.45 on the morning of the 22nd of June, 1958, a message was received from the motor vessel Channel Trader, on passage from Newhaven to Guernsey, that shehad passed the fishing boat Black Cat three miles north of Herm, and that the men aboard her had asked for help as the boat had developed engine trouble.

The life-boat Lloyds, on temporary duty put out at 11.18. There was a rough sea, a strong west-north-westerly wind and the tide was flooding. The life-boat reached the position and searched for an hour with the help of aircraft. Eventually the Black Cat was sighted by an aircraft, which guided the life-boat to the position. The life-boat took the fishing boat in tow to St. Peter Port, which was reached at 2.24.

Rewards to the crew, £9. 16s. ; reward to the helper on shore, 15s..