Ramsgate, Kent. At 9.9 p.m. on loth November, 1965, the coastguard at Deal informed the honorary secretary that the Margate coastguard had observed a vessel burning flares two miles north-east of Foreness Point. The lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis put out at 9.22 in a fresh east-north-easterly breeze and a rough sea. It was three hours before high water. The motor vessel Reclaim was found three-quarters of a mile off Foreness Point, with her engine broken down. She was being driven ashore.

The life-boat took her in tow to Ramsgate harbour. During the journey the tow rope broke three times. The lifeboat reached her station at 12.10 a.m..