St. Ives, Cornwall. At 11.45 a.m. on 27th August, 1964, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that a small skiff was in difficulties i% miles north-west of St. Ives Head. At 11.50 the inshore rescue boat launched in a gentle northerly breeze and smooth sea.

The tide was ebbing. The inshore rescue boat found the skiff Sea Breezes, with two people on board. Her engine had broken down and her propeller had been fouled by fishing lines. The two crew members were taken on board the inshore rescue boat which, with the skiff in tow, returned to her station at 12.30 p.m..