St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 10 p.m.

on 2nd August, 1965, the motor yacht Queen of the Isles reported that a yacht was sinking three miles east of Menawethan.

Fifteen minutes later the lifeboat lifeboat Cunard, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in a moderate southwesterly breeze and a rough sea. It was high water. The Queen of the Isles stayed with the sinking yacht Sea Ranger until the life-boat arrived, then the Sea Ranger was taken in tow. Her owner and two members of the life-boat crew were on board. The life-boat reached St. Mary's at 12.30 a.m. The Sea Ranger had left St.

Ives the previous evening on passage to Scilly, but because of head winds her owner found she could not make the Islands before dark and decided to wait until morning. In the early hours he found the yacht was making water but he was able to keep the water under control by baling..