St. Helier, Jersey. At 3.43 p.m. on i6th January, 1966, Jersey Radio informed the duty harbour official that the States of Jersey pilot cutter La Rosiere had struck a rock near Corbiere Lighthouse on the south west corner of the island and was in need of immediate assistance. The life-boat Elizabeth Rippon responded at 4 o'clock in a moderate north easterly breeze and a slight swell.

It was one and a half hours after high water. The life-boat arrived at the lighthouse to find that the crew of two of the pilot cutter had been picked up by a dinghy which had put out from the lighthouse.

One man was then transferred to the life-boat which tried unsuccessfully to tow the cutter off the rocks. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.25..