Swanage, Dorset. At forty-five minutes past midnight on 29th July, 1965, a white flashing light was observed half a mile offPeverel Point. At 1.17 a.m.

the life-boat R.L.P. was launched. There was a gale blowing from the west-south- west, the sea was rough and the tide was ebbing. Two red flares were seen later and at 1.30 the life-boat found the 23 foot motor yacht Sea Ventures III of Lymington, with a crew of five, a mile southsouth- east of Peverel Ledge buoy. Her engine had broken down so the life-boat towed her to Swanage and returned to her station at 2.50 a.m..