Flamborough, Yorkshire - At 6.12 p.m. on 18th September, 1966, the police informed the coxswain that a skin diver was in difficulties under the cliff between the life-boat station and the coastguard lookout. The coxswain rang the coastguard who said that a party had gone to try to reach the man from the cliff top. A local fishing boat was already there, but could not get in to him because there was a heavy swell running. The life-boat Friendly Forester was launched at 6.35 in a light westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was two hours before high water. She proceeded to the position stated and a line was fired to the man but it fell short.

The second attempt was successful and the man was hauled to safety by breeches buoy. The life-boat returned to her station with the skin diver, arriving at 7.25..