The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 8.5 p.m. on gth January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat had anchored about half a mile off shore, just east of Swansea harbour breakwater, with her engine broken down. The pilot cutter Seamark had been asked to give assistance but was unable to do so owing to the shallowness of the water where the casualty was anchored. The life-boat William Gammon—Manchester & District xxx was launched at 9.20 in an east south easterly gale force wind and a rough sea.

It was one hour after high water. The lifeboat arrived alongside the motor boat Wendy with four people on board, but because of the falling tide she was unable to take the boat in tow, in case she grounded. The crew of the Wendy were rescued and landed at Swansea docks.

The life-boat returned to her station at 11.35, but because of the very rough sea she was unable to rehouse and moved to Swansea docks again, where she remained until the weather had moderated on the I2th January..