Selsey, Sussex - At 6.12 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small yacht three-quarters of a mile west of Bognor pier was signalling for help. The life-boat Canadian Pacific launched at 6.24 in a moderate to fresh north-easterly wind and a moderate sea. It was two hours before high water. She found the casualty - a 14-foot sailing dinghy - one mile off Bognor pier. Her mast was broken, her sails lost and her hull almost submerged.

There was no sign of her crew. At 7.14 a message was received that they were safe at Littlehampton. The life-boat took the dinghy in tow and started back to her station, but when she was just off Selsey Bill another small boat was reported to be in difficulties. She cast off the dinghy which was towed in by a local motor boat, and proceeded to an area two miles to the west, but found nothing. The life-boat arrived back on station at 9.30 p.m..