Newcastle, Co. Down - At 12.10 p.m.

on 13th July, 1966, news was received that a motor boat, which had been trying to take another in tow, had had to leave the casualty apparently broken down and drifting two miles south of Newcastle.

The life-boat William and Laura was launched at 12.15 m a moderate westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was low water.

When the life-boat reached the casualty she had got under way, so the life-boat escorted the boat back to harbour, returning to her station at 2.10 p.m..