At 9 p.m. on 28th January, 1967, a small boat with two men on board was reported missing after leaving for Reenard at 6.45. The life-boat Rowland Watts left her moorings at 9.25 and searched for the missing boat. There was a gale force southerly wind and a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. She found the punt on the north shore of Cahirciveen river. Both the men were exhausted from rowing.

The two men were taken aboard and the life-boat towed the punt back to Valentia.

She arrived back on station at 10 o'clock..