Newhaven, Sussex. At 1.20 a.m. on 29th October, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted two miles south of the Breakwater. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 1.33 in a strong westerly breeze and in a rough sea. The tide was flooding. The life-boat found the sailing barge Will Everard seven miles south of Newhaven and took the barge in tow, but as the vessel's rudder was jammed to starboard the coxswain decided that the assistance of a tug would be required on entering the harbour. The life-boat towed the barge to a position one mile south of Newhaven, then the tug Meeching took over the tow. The lifeboat returned to her station at 5.15 a.m..