MOTOR BOAT RESCUES CANOEISTS Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 4.35 on the afternoon of the 19th August, 1962, the Dalkey civic guard informed the honorary secretary that a canoe, which had a crew of two, had capsized off Dalkey Island, and at 4.58 the life-boat Dunleary II was launched. There was a strong southerly breeze, the sea was moderate, and the tide was ebbing. A motor boat also put out from Coliemore.

She reached the scene first and picked up the two canoeists. The lifeboat met her off Sorrento Point, escorted her to Coliemore and then returned to her station, arriving at 5.50..