Whitstable, Kent. At 11.32 a.m. on 6th November, 1965, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized half a mile to a mile off shore, and that after the two people aboard her had managed to right her the dinghy capsized again and lost her mast. At 11.37 the IRB launched in a strong north-easterly breeze and moderate sea. The dinghy's crew were taken on board the IRB and the dinghy was righted. One of the crew was returned to the dinghy, which was taken in tow.

The second crew member, who was exhausted, remained in the IRB. She returned to her station at 12.10 p.m..