St. Ives, Cornwall. At 10.35 a.m. on 22nd June, 1965, two members of the inshore rescue boat crew saw the motor cruiser El Toro in difficulties with engine failure one mile south-south-east of St Ives head. At 10.38 the inshore rescue boat launched in a moderate northnorth- westerly breeze and rough sea.

The tide was flooding. The inshore rescue boat put one of its crew on board the El Toro to assist the two people aboard and the motor cruiser was then taken in tow to St. Ives Harbour. The IRB returned to her station at 11.30 p.m..