Arranmore, Co. Donegal. At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 15th of March, 1960, a message was received from Tory Island lighthouse that the relief boat Fair Isle, which had left Bunbeg at 8.30, had not arrived. The life-boat W. M. Tilson put out at 2.30. It was low water and the weather was fine, with a light northerly breeze blowing.

After searching from Tory Island to Inishbofin Island, the life-boat eventu- ally found the Fair Isle about one mile off Bloody Foreland with her engine broken down. She took her in tow to Bunbeg, arriving at eight o'clock. The haze which had persisted throughout the service thickened into fog, and the coxswain decided to remain at Bunbeg overnight. The life-boat left next morning at ten o'clock and reached her station at two o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £32 ; reward to the helper on shore, £1..