AGROUND AT BRIGHTON At 6.9 a.m. on 27th September, 1965, the police at Brighton reported that a fishing vessel was aground 200 yards east of the Palace pier and that she was listing badly. The life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched at 6.35 in a fresh southerly breeze and a slight swell. It was one hour to low water. The life-boat found the French trawler Katcher I at 7 o'clock.

The Brighton IRB was already alongside, and she helped two of the life-boat crew to board the trawler. A line was made fast and the life-boat managed at 10.50 a.m. to re-float the trawler, which was then towed to Shoreham harbour. The life-boat reached her station at 3.45 p.m..