St. Ives, Cornwall. At 11.35 on the morning of the 3rd of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secietary that the motor vessel Crescence of Rochester was aground off the old pier buoy in St. Ives Bay. At 11.42 the life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched in calm weather.

It was low water. The life-boat stood by the vessel until she refloated with the flood tide, and then returned to her station, arriving at 2.10. Rewards to the crew, £6 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £9 16s..