DANGER FOR SHIPPING Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. At 9.43 p.m. on 30th July, 1964, the Naval Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Haulbowline informed the life-boat's mechanic that the speedboat Elizabeth was overdue on a trip from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire, and requested the assistance of the Dun Laoghaire life-boat. Holyhead life-boat was also searching. It was just after low water with a moderate sea and fresh west-north-westerly winds. At 10 p.m.

the life-boat Dunleary II left to join the search. At 7.35 a.m. the life-boat was told by Holyhead coastguard that the British Railways mail ship Hibernia had picked up two men from the speedboat. At 7.50 Haulbowline radioed to say that the speedboat was drifting and was dangerous to navigation. The life-boat found her and took her in tow at 8.15. At 12.50 p.m. the life-boat returned to her moorings..