TOW FOR MOTOR CRUISER FOUND BY LIGHTVESSEL The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 10.5 on the night of the 12th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about six miles east-south-east of the Scar lightvessel and that further enquiries were being made. A later message stated that the bearing of the red flare was five miles south of Nash Point and that the distress call was being passed to the Minehead life-boat station. The call for the Mumbles lifeboat was therefore cancelled, but at 10.46 the coastguard reported that the position of the flare was now believed to be four miles east-south-east of the Scar lightvessel. At 11.2 the life-boat William Gammon—Manchester and District XXX was launched on the flooding tide. There was a light west-south-west breeze with a smooth sea. The life-boat made for the Scar lightvessel and found the motor cruiser Blakeney Dawn with engine trouble moored alongside her.

The life-boat took the Blakeney Dawn in tow to the Mumbles, and then returned to her station, arriving at 2.22 in the morning. The owner of the motor cruiser made a gift to the life-boat crew and a donation to the branch funds..