Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. Shortly before midday on the 29th of January, 1961, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the French trawler Sainte Catherine of L'Orient, with a crew of nine, had gone ashore in Dungarvan Bay. At twelve o'clock the life-boat John and Lucy Cordingly put out one hour after low water in a strong westerly gale with a very rough sea. She leached the trawler at 12.15 and passed her a tow rope. At 12.30 the casualty was pulled clear of the rocks, and she was eventually berthed in Helvick harbour.

The life-boat returned to her station at 3.30..