St. Helier, Jersey - At 2.45 a.m. on i8th June, 1966, a small fishing boat was reported overdue. There was a light south south westerly breeze with a slight sea. Inquiries were made as to the boat's expected arrival and it was learnt that she should have returned at 10.30 the previous evening. The life-boat Peter and Sarah Blake, on temporary duty at the station, proceeded at 5.17 to carry out a search of the north coast of the island. At 5,26 a message was received from the m.v. Gladonia by R/T that they had located the casualty and taken the boat with her crew of two in tow.

The life-boat met the Gladonia off La Corbiere lighthouse at 6 o'clock and took over the tow, arriving at St. Helier with the casualty at 7.22..