Largs, Ayrshire. Letters of appreciation were sent by the Institution to the three members of the crew of the Largs inshore rescue boat who rescued four people and a dog from a motor launch on yth July, 1964. At 10.35 a-m- on that date the police told the honorary secretary that the Clyde steamer, Duchess of Hamilton, was standing by a motor launch in difficulties to the south of Innellan. At 10.45 the inshore rescue boat launched in a near south-westerly gale and heavy sea. The tide was ebbing and it was raining heavily. The inshore rescue boat found the motor launch Joanne whose engine had broken down. Four people and a dog were on board. Although the launch had laid her anchor it was not holding and she was drifting on to a rockbound shore. The four crew members and the dog were taken on board the inshore rescue boat and landed at Innellan. Because of weather conditions the inshore rescue boat was beached at Inverkip and returned to Largs by road.

She finally reached her station at 1.45 p.m. A donation to branch funds was received from the people rescued..