Lerwick, Shetlands - At 12.35 a-mon 22nd March, 1966, a vessel was reported aground to the east of Lerwick harbour. There was a moderate north westerly breeze and a calm sea. The lifeboat Claude Cecil Staniforth set out 20 minutes later on an ebbing tide. She found the Danish fishing vessel Senious hard aground and an attempt to tow her off was unsuccessful. The life-boat stood by the Senious until daybreak, by which time the tide had ebbed, leaving the boat high and dry on a rock. The life-boat returned to her station. At 10.50 a.m. the Claude and Cecil Staniforth was again called and at 11.20 succeeded in towing her offthe rocks.

The life-boat returned to her station at 11.45..