ESCORT FOR FISHING VESSEL IN TOW Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 5.33 on the afternoon of the 5th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel had been seen firing red flares near Arranman's Barrels buoy in the Sound of Sanda. The lifeboat City of Glasgow II put out at 5.50 in a strong easterly breeze and a rough sea. It was one hour before high water.

Another vessel, Nobles Again, also reported the presence of red flares and later the life-boat sighted another flare.

On reaching the position the life-boat found the fishing vessel May with a crew of three being towed by the Nobles Again. The May's engine had broken down. The life-boat escorted both boats back to Campbeltown in very rough seas and reached her station at 9.10..