Hastings, Sussex - At 4.30 p.m. on 26th July, 1966, it was seen that theyacht Rosemary on an easterly course half a mile south of the station was making very poor headway. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 4.43 in a gale force south-westerly wind and a moderate sea.

It was high water. She intercepted the yacht and advised her to make for Rye harbour. At the entrance to the harbour the Rosemary experienced some difficulty and it was decided, with the life-boat still in attendance, to proceed to the lee of Dungeness. After the yacht had been safely anchored the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 9.55..