Selsey, Sussex. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 15th of March, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been reported off Bognor and that further enquiries were being made. At 2.40 the coastguard reported that a small boat had been seen apparently drifting.

The life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched five minutes later in a calm sea with a light north-easterly breeze blowing. It was high water. The life-boat found the motor cruiser Sevona of Itchenor, with a crew of two, drifting because of an engine defect.

She took her in tow to Littlehampton, arriving back at her station at 7.30.

Rewards to the crew, £16 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £7..