Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.35 on the evening of the 29th June, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message that a boat appeared to be aground on Arranman's Barrel Reef.

This was confirmed by the coastguard.

There was a gentle south-south-westerlybreeze and a slight sea. When the life- boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 7.22, it was low water. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Flamingo, with four people on board, aground. She was unable to come closer than twenty-five yards from the Flamingo and offered to fire a line across her and stand by until the cabin cruiser refloated. All offers of help were refused, but the life-boat remained standing by the Flamingo until she re- floated and was able to proceed under her own power. The life-boat then returned to her station with the Flamingo following astern. On entering Cambeltown Loch the life-boat returned to the Flamingo, which had stopped a mile off Davaar light, and again stood by while a damaged fuel pipe was repaired. The life-boat then escorted the Flamingo into harbour and returned to her station at 11.40..