Holyhead, Anglesey - At 12.20 p.m.

on i6th July, 1966, a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties off West Mouse and her occupants were seen waving an orange flag. There was a strong northerly breeze with a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) launched nine minutes later and at 12.38 reported sighting a smoke float about half a mile west of Carmel Head. At 12.53 a helicopter rescued three people from the motor boat which had run out of petrol and had drifted to within fifteen yards of the cliff face. The life-boat took the motor boat in tow to Holyhead, arriving at 2.30..