Exmouth, South Devon - At 10.7 p.m. on I2th June, 1966, it was reported that red flares had been sighted about two miles off Orcombe point. The lifeboat Michael Stevens left her moorings at 10.20 in a moderate to fresh south south easterly wind and a moderate sea.

It was three and a half hours before high water. The casualty, the yacht Boy Eric,fired further flares at 10.35 and 10.45 so the life-boat was able to go straight to her. A line was secured to the yacht Boy Eric and the life-boat towed her back to Exmouth. On her way up river, the lifeboat sighted a yacht which had gone aground on the Moer rocks. After the Boy Eric had been moored at the pier, the life-boat returned to the yacht Ribbon on the rocks. She stood by while the coastguards landed the crew of the Ribbon by line, and returned to her station at i a.m. on i3th June..