Criccieth, Caernarvonshire - At 11.25 a.m. on 2yth June, 1966, a speedboat was reported adrift in the bay. The conditions were too rough for a small shore-based craft to proceed. The lifeboat Robert Lindsay was launched at 11.35 a.m. in a strong westerly wind and a rough sea. It was almost low water.

The life-boat took the speedboat in tow and searched the immediate area for possible survivors without success. The life-boat beached the casualty and returned to her station at 12.45 P-rn..