ENGINE FAILED At 5.50 p.m. on 2nd August, 1964, the harbour pilots informed the coxswain that the cabin cruiser A. Andess had radioed for assistance from a position 2| miles north of Hartlepool. There was a light north-easterly breeze with a smooth sea. The tide was just after low water. At 6.15 the life-boat The Princess Royal (Civil Service No. 7) proceeded and found the cabin cruiser three miles north-northeast of the station, with two people on board. The engine had failed. She was towed to Hartlepool and the life-boat returned to her station at 7.40..