LIFE-BOAT OUT TO THREE YACHTS IN ONE NIGHT Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 7.21 on the evening of the 2nd June, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a smail yacht with a split sail half a mile off Sandown needed help. At 7.34 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched in a fresh to strong easterly wind and a corresponding sea. It was two hours before high water. At 8.40 the life-boat reported that she had the yacht Nola in tow and was returning to her station. Twenty minutes later the coastguard reported that another yacht, Gay Rig, also off Sandown, might need help as the weather was becoming worse, and at 9.37 the life-boat anchored the yacht Nola off Redcliffe and took her crew of six on board. She then made for the Gay Rig, which had a crew of two, and took her in tow at 9.46. At 10.15 the coastguard reported a third yacht in difficulties, the position this time being two miles south of the look-out. The life-boat made for this position, but she could find no trace of a casualty and returned to Bembridge harbour at 11.30, when the crews of Nola and Gay Rigg were landed. The life-boat put out again at 11.45 to search for the yacht which was still not accounted for, but she did not find her.

Arrangements were made at 3.17 for a helicopter to help in the search at first light, and at 5.58 the life-boat reported that the helicopter had found the missing yacht moored off one of the forts and that the people on board were safe.

The life-boat finally reached her station at 7.5 after towing the yacht Nola from Redcliffe to Bembridge..