DINGHY ON ROCKS At 1.30 p.m. on i8th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a rubber dinghy had capsized in Puffin Sound. The Life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 1.34. There was a strong north-westerly breeze and a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing. The dinghy with three people on board had drifted onto the rocks at Puffin Island. The Life-boat closed as near as possible and fired a rocket line across to the island. This was secured to the dinghy, which was pulled to the lifeboat.

Her occupants were taken on board the Life-boat and treated by the firstaider for exposure. A message was sent to the honorary medical adviser, who made arrangements for their reception.

The coastguard then repeated that a cabin cruiser was in difficulty near Penmaenmawr and the hfe-boat went to the position but on arrival found that a helicopter and a shore boat had dealt with the casualty. The Life-boat then proceeded to her station arriving at 5.20 p.m..