Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 6.15 on the evening of 15th April, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Ees Teyr of Beaumaris had an engine failure and was in need of assistance three miles north of Trevor Point. At 6.30, when the life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched, there was a light north-easterly breeze with a slight sea. It was one hour after high water. At 7.30 the life-boat reached the spot where the Ees Teyr was anchored. The life-boat took her in tow to Porthdinllaen. The life-boat then re- turned to her station, arriving at 9.15..