At 8 p.m. on 24th July, 1966, the yacht Chianti, with three people on board, was reported aground on the Newcombe sands. At 8.25 the life-boat Frederick Edward Crick set out. It was low water, there was a light westerly breeze, and the sea was choppy. The yacht had, however, refloated and the life-boat towed her to the harbour. The life-boat returned to her moorings at 9 o'clock..