Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 1.25 a.m. on 2nd August, 1965, the police reported that a girl was missing on the island of Eigg. At 1.45 the life-boat E. M. M. Gordon Cubbin proceeded in a light north-easterly breeze and a slight sea. It was low water. The life-boat carried out a search along the shores of the island and surrounding sea area without success. Two helicopters assisted, also a mountain rescue team and a police dog team, who were taken to the island by the life-boat.

The life-boat anchored on completion of her search and passed messages between the helicopters and those searching ashore. The missing girl had fallen over a cliff and was eventually found by a helicopter. She was flown to a hospital at Fort William. The life-boat took the shore party back to Mallaig, arriving at 9.30 p.m..