NIGHT SEARCH IN THICK FOG Poole, Dorset. At 11.20 on the night of Wednesday the 28th August, 1963, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from Wareham police via Poole police that red flares and SOS signals had been seen near the entrance to Wareham river. The life-boat Bassett Green was launched at 11.30 and searched the area. There was no wind, a calm sea and a thick fog. It was low water. The search at first proved abortive and owing to the fog the life-boat went aground on four occasions.

Eventually she found the cabin cruiser Sharina, with six people on board, aground in Poole Harbour. It was discovered that this vessel had come from Wareham in answer to the distress signals and had run aground. The six people were transferred to the life-boat, which took the cruiser in tow and proceeded to Poole quay, returning to her moorings at 4.0 a.m. The owner of the cabin cruiser made a donation to branch funds..