CRUISER ADRIFT Selsey, Sussex. At 2.5 p.m. on I4th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a German vessel had given fuel, and a course for Portsmouth, to the crew of the motor cruiser Fidra twenty-one miles south of Selsey Bill, but that they seemed very doubtful of making Portsmouth. In view of this it was decided to launch the life-boat Canadian Pacific. She proceeded at 2.25 in a moderate south-south-westerly wind and a moderate sea. The tide was ebbing.

At 4.21 a message was received from the coastguard that the Norwegian ship Norvulk had sighted the Fidra adrift and the message was passed to the coxswain.

The life-boat found the motor cruiser sixteen miles south of Selsey Bill and took her in tow to her station, arriving at 7.29 p.m..