LOADED WITH PETROL St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 1.10 p.m. on gth May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the owners of the motor vessel Austility, of London, laden with petrol, had broken down and was dragging her anchor about 2\ miles north-west of Skomer. The tug Anglegarth was on her way to the position and at 1.34 the life-boat Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34) was launched with the honorary secretary on board. A gale was blowing from the south-west, the sea was rough and it was nearly low water. At 2.30 the life-boat found the Austility if miles north-west of Skomer. The tug arrived 10 minutes later, passed a line to the vessel and began towing against the tide which by this time was flooding. The life-boat escorted the tug and the Austility and at 6.5 the tow rope parted in heavy weather south-east of Skokholm.

The life-boat helped to pass another line across and by 7.20 the tug resumed towirg. The Austility had now drifted to within a mile of Gateholm Island southeast of Jack Sound and a second tug arrived later in the evening. The tug Anglegarth made for Milford Haven with the Austility, the life-boat and the other tug in attendance. At 9.5 they reached the Fairway buoys and the life-boat then returned to her station at n p.m. after nearly ten hours at sea..