Appledore, Devon - At 9.7 a.m. on 28th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a swimmer had been reported near a capsized dinghy.

The life-boat Louisa Ann Hawker was launched at 9.40 in a light easterly wind and a smooth sea. The tide was flooding.

She proceeded to the dinghy and searched the area in conjunction with a helicopter until a message was received that the swimmer had returned to the beach. She then picked up the dinghy..