Port St. Mary, Isle of Man-At 6.20 p.m. on i6th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares and a signal fire had been sighted on the north end of the Calf of Man. There was a strong easterly wind with a moderate sea. The tide was flooding. The lifeboat R. A. Colby Cubbin No. 2 left her moorings at 6.45, taking the mechanic's dinghy as she could not go alongside the landing stage on the island. Upon arrival, it was found that the warden of the Calf of Man needed medical attention as a large fish hook was embedded in his hand.

The warden, who was suffering from shock, was embarked and brought back to the life-boat station at 8.30. A doctor met the life-boat and took the patient to hospital..