TOW FOR YACHT IN GALE St. Helier, Jersey. At 5.7 on the afternoon of the 6th August, 1962, the harbour radio station informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was believed to have capsized about two miles south of Demie de Pas lighthouse, and at 5.25 the life-boat Lloyd's, on temporary duty at the station, put to sea.

There was a south-westerly gale and a very rough sea, and it was low water.

The life-boat made a search, in which an aircraft also took part, and found the yacht P.M. The yacht had lowered her mainsail in a squall, but did not need help. The life-boat then made for her station, but on her way she came up with the yacht Themis, which was making heavy weather. Her crew hailed the lifeboat and asked for a tow. The life-boat therefore towed her to St. Helier, which was reached at 8.20..