St. Ives, Cornwall - At 8.28 p.m. on i2th August, 1966, two men, who had left St. Ives for Carbis Bay at 4 o'clock in a rubber dinghy, were reported missing.

The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched at 8.45 in a moderate west south westerly wind and a slight sea. It was one hour after low water.

The IRB was also launched and in conjunction with the life-boat searched the bay. The life-boat found the dinghy and the two missing men at Jenny's Cove at 9.15. The men, together with their dinghy, were taken aboard the life-boat and landed on Carbis Bay beach. The life-boat and the IRB returned to their stations, arriving at 10 o'clock..