Margate, Kent. At 6.45 on the morning of the 9th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Valkyrie II of Fraserburgh was in difficulties fourteen miles east-north- east of North Foreland. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at seven o'clock in a light southerly breeze and a slight sea.

It was one hour after low water. While the life-boat was making for the posi- tion H.M.S. Loch Lomond wirelessed that she had found the casualty eighteen miles north-east of North Foreland and was taking her in tow. At the request of H.M.S. Loch Lomond the life-boat met her off North Foreland and took over the tow. There were three people on board the fishing vessel. The life-boat towed her to Ramsgate, arriving at 2.30, and after mooring her returned to her station, which she reached at 4.15..