New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 2.5 on the afternoon of the 13th of July, 1958, the New Quay coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a message from the Aberystwyth coastguard that the lobster fishing boat Ynys Lochtyn, with a crew of two, which had been fishing off Aberystwyth, had not re- turned with the other fishing boats and was probably making for New Quay.

The coxswain and motor mechanic were alerted as the weather was deteriorating, and at 3.10 the Ynys Lochtyn was sighted off Aberaeron making a very rough passage. At 3.20 the life-boat St. Albans was launched in a very rough sea. A north-westerly gale was blow- ing and the tide was flooding. The life-boat escorted the fishing boat into harbour and reached her station at 4.20.

The Aberystwyth life-boat was also launched. Rewards to the crew, £6 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £7 7s..