Buckie, Banffshire. At 9.32 on the night of the 1st of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen five miles north-west of Buckie. There was a light east-south-easterly wind with a corresponding sea. The tide was flooding. At 9.55 the life-boat W. and S. made for the position given.

The light of the vessel which had put up a flare was seen, and as the life- boat closed her, she was found to be the Sea School training vessel Radium of Aberdeen, which had developed engine trouble and was drifting west.

The life-boat took the Radium in tow to Buckie and then returned to her station, arriving at 11.40..