Padstow, Cornwall. At 6.46 on the evening of the 29th of August, 1958, a message was received by the honorary secretary that calls for help had been heard coming from a boat off Pentine Head. At 7.5 the no. 1 life-boat Joseph Hiram Chadwick put out in a smooth sea, with a gentle south- westerly wind blowing and a flood tide.

She found the motor boat St. Minver of Padstow with eight people on board, took her in tow, and finally reached her moorings at 8.45. A donation was made to the branch funds. Rewards to the crew, £6 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 4s..