Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 10.17 on the night of the 24th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat had broken down off Ardnamurchan lighthouse.

The life-boat City of Glasgow, on temporary duty at the station, put out at 10.45 in calm weather. She found the small motor fishing vessel Melinka four miles south-west of Ardnamurchan Point. The Melinka, which had a crew of two, was taken in tow to Tobermory harbour, arriving at three o'clock in the morning. The life-boat reached her station at 7.10. Rewards to the crew, £17 9s..