Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 12.30 p.m. on 8th March, 1964, the lifeboat Dunleary II went to the mouth of the River Liffey to escort several canoes across Dublin Bay. The canoes had taken part in a race organized in connection with the opening of theDublinBoat Show.

There was a moderate north-easterly wind, a choppy sea and the tide was flooding. About halfway across the bay one of the canoeists showed signs of distress and the life-boat took him aboard as he was exhausted. His leaking canoe was also taken on board the life-boat. On entering Dun Laoghaire harbour the lighthouse- keeper signalled the coxswain that another canoe had capsized. The canoe was taken aboard and after making sure that the canoeist had swam ashore, the life-boat returned to her station at 2.30..