Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 7.42 on the evening of the 23rd July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had overturned off Ballyreagh and that three people were in the water. There was a gentle north- westerly breeze with a moderate sea.

At 7.50 the life-boat Lady Scott (Civil Service No. 4) was launched on an ebbing tide. On reaching the position given the life-boat found that the three people had been rescued by another boat, which had put out from the shore.

The life-boat towed the dinghy to Port- rush harbour and then returned to her station, arriving at 8.20..