Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 4 p.m. on nth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the assistant honorary secretary that a small yacht was getting into difficulties in the bay. The coastguard was contacted, and after setting a watch they said that the yacht did not appear to require assistance. The life-boat crew, however, stood by. Later the coastguard lost sight of the yacht, so the life-boat Lilly Wainwright was launched at 6.10 in a moderate south-easterly wind and a rough sea. It was two and a half hours after high water. When the casualty was reached she had drifted about eight miles.

The crew of three were in a distressed condition and numb with cold. They were taken on board the life-boat, given hot soup and wrapped in blankets. The yacht was taken in tow, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 8.45.

A helicopter assisted in the search for the yacht..