MOTOR BOAT DRIFTS FOR SIXTEEN HOURS Shor?ham Harbour, Sussex. The Shorehum coastguard telephoned the honorary secretary at 10.30 on the morning of Sunday the 29th September, 1963, to say they had received a report that the motor boat Jason had left Littlehampton at eight o'clock on the evening of the 28th and had not returned by 10.15 the following morning. She was reported to be 22-foot long with a dark green hull and no mast. Local fishing boats had been asked to keep watch for her. After enquiries had been made in the Littlehampton area the assistance of a helicopter was requested.

The helicopter found the Jason four miles south-south-west of Shoreham and lowered a man into her. The owner requested a tow into harbour. The lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched at 12.7 p.m. and came up with the Jason about three-quarters of an hour later, put a tow on board and towed her into Shoreham Harbour.

The life-boat was rehoused at 3.40. The Jason had been at sea with engine failure for over 16 hours. There had been a fresh breeze from the west-south-west and a smooth sea during this service..