Falmouth, Cornwall. At 12.8 p.m.

on 8th September, 1965, the coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy was in difficulties three miles off Porthbear Beach. There was a gale from the northwest with a rough sea. It was one hour after low water. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpot, on temporary duty at the station, went out at 12.22 and after a further position was received from the coastguard by R/T the dinghy was found south-east of Porthmellin Head. The dinghy had capsized and her crew of two were in the water suffering from exhaustion and exposure.

They were rescued and with the dinghy in tow the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 2.44 p.m..