Fleetwood and Barrow, Lancashire - At 5.20 p.m. on i3th August, 1966, the coastguard informed the Fleetwood honorary secretary that a mayday call had been heard from a vessel south west of Lune buoy. This followed a report from Barrow that the fishing boat Teal was overdue. The Fleetwood life-boat Ann Letitia Russell was launched at 5.36. The life-boat Canard, on temporary duty at Barrow, proceeded at 7.13 to assist in the search. The sea was very rough and a strong north westerly gale was blowing.

It was nearly three hours to high water.

A thorough search was made by both boats until 11.45, when it was learnt that the Teal had arrived at Whitehaven.

The life-boats returned to their stations.

The Fleetwood life-boat arrived back at 11.59, but on her way back to Barrow the Cunard came up with the yacht Tinker which had broken away from her moorings at Piel. The yacht was taken in tow,and the life-boat returned to Barrow at 1.45 a.m. on I4th August..