FLOODING EMERGENCY At 9.20 p.m. on 26th June, 1964, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Haulbowline, told the honorary secretary that the Spanish trawler Vispon, nine miles west of Bull Rock lighthouse, had sent out an SOS call as her engine room was flooding.

There was a fresh north-westerly breeze, the tide was ebbing, and the sea was moderate.

At 9.45 the life-boat Rowland Watts proceeded through Portmagee Channel but because of fog the vessel was finally found 12 miles west of the reported position, in tow of the Spanish trawler Muella. The life-boat escorted both vessels to Bantry, arriving at 1.30 p.m. the following day. At 2 p.m. the life-boat sailed for Valentia, reaching her station at 5.30..