At 12.25 p.m. on i2th June, 1966, the Skerries lighthouse keeper reported sighting a raft with 10 skin divers on board about one mile off Skerries. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched at 12.36 in a light south easterly wind and a smooth sea. It was one hour after low water. At 1.15 the life-boat found the raft and took off six skin divers.

The boat Norse Maid which had been in attendance on the skin divers requested that they be transferred to her. After complying, the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 2.53..