Tor bay, Devon - At 11.28 p.m. on I4th July, 1966, a motor boat on hire from Ter'gnmouth was reported overdue. The owner was searching along the coast. It was decided if the boat was not traced by daylight the life-boat and a helicopter would carry out a search. There was a fresh north-westerly breeze with a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat Princess Alexandra of Kent proceeded at 6.30 a.m. After the search had lasted an hour a message was received from a helicopter that it had located the motor boat and rescued the three occupants.

The life-boat proceeded to the position and took the empty motor boat in tow, returning to her station at 9.15..