Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At four o'clock on the afternoon of 14th April, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a man in the Tuskar Rock lighthouse had injured his eye and was in need of medical treatment.

At 4.30, when the life-boat Douglas Hyde put to sea, there was a light westerly wind with a heavy swell. The tide was half flood. When the life-boat had been at sea for about half an hour the lighthouse keepers informed the honorary secretary that in view of the heavy swell it was not considered wise to take off the injured man. The life-boat returned to her station at 5.25. At 10.45 the following morning the Douglas Hyde was launched again. There was a light south-south- easterly breeze and slight swell. On reach- ing the lighthouse the injured man was transferred to the life-boat. He was landed at Rosslare, the life-boat return- ing to her station at 1.10 in the afternoon.