LIFE-BOATS AND HELICOPTER IN LONG SEARCH Beaumaris, Anglesey; and Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 8.32 on the evening of the 13th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the Beaumaris honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down off White Beach. The exact position was not known as the vessel was out of sight of the coastguard station. There was a strong south-westerly breeze with a rough sea. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 9.5 on a flooding tide and began searching in the area of probable drift. At 2.15 in the morning the Llandudno honorary secretary was informed that one of the vessels which had been asked to keep a lookout for the missing cruiser had picked up a vessel which could be the cruiser on her radar set, the position given being four miles east-north-east of Orme's Head. The life-boat Frank and William Oates, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 2.45 at high water. The life-boat began searching in the area indicated and at 3.12 the Beaumaris life-boat returned to her station to refuel and to await further information.

At first light a helicopter joined in the search, but without success.

At eight o'clock a report was received from the coaster Southern Coast that she had picked up a cabin cruiser with three men on board nine miles north of Orme's Head. The Llandudno life-boat met the Southern Coast and the cabin cruiser, and the survivors were transferred to the life-boat in smooth water outside Llandudno Bay. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 10.30..