Appledore, Devon. At 10.10 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, while the life-boat Louisa Anne Hawker was on a combined exercise with the Royal Air Force, the sailing yacht Armorel, about three miles south-west by west of Fairway buoy, was seen to be becalmed and drifting across a ship anchored in the bay. The yacht dropped anchor to prevent a collision.

When the life-boat came alongside the yacht's crew of four asked to be towed to a safe mooring as they had no power. At 11.30 the Armorel was towed to a safe berth and the Life-boat reached her station at noon..