Runswick, Yorkshire - At 5 p.m. on 22nd May, 1966, the motor mechanic informed the honorary secretary that two cobles were in difficulties and in danger of being blown out to sea. The life-boat The Elliott Gill was launched at 5.35 in a gale force south westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was one hour before high water. She found that the motor boat Glennis had attempted to take the motor boat Lady Lynn, which was out of control, in tow. The life-boat had just taken the Glennis in tow when a sea nearly swamped the Lady Lynn. She immediately cast off the Glennis and went to the Lady Lynn whose crew had called for help. She took the crew of three aboard and took the casualty in tow. Then she returned to the Glennis, took her line aboard, and towed both boats back to Port Mulgrave harbour, where the crew of the Lady Lynn were put ashore at 6.30.

The crew of the Glennis disembarked from their own coble at the same time.

The life-boat returned to her station at 8.10 p.m..