CABIN CRUISER TOWED TO HARBOUR Troon, Ayrshire. At 8.30 on the evening of the 30th June, 1962, the Ardrossan police passed on to the honorary secretary a report received from the Isle of Man steamer King Orry, when she had arrived at Ardrossan, that a small cabin cruiser with two men on board had broken down five miles south-east of Holy Isle and needed help.

The cabin cruiser had been returning from Arran to Ayr. There was a moderate north-west wind and a rough sea. At 9.5 the life-boat James and Barbara Aitken put out on the flood tide.

On reaching the position given the lifeboat found the cabin cruiser Tarka broken down. She took her in tow to Troon harbour and reached her station at 11.45..