Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 6.6 p.m. on I4th January, 1967, a vessel lying very close to the shore at Murkle was seen to have fired distress flares and rockets.

The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No.

31) was launched at 6.16 in a light south westerly wind and a slight sea. It was one and a half hours after low water. She proceeded towards Murkle Bay and intercepted the motor fishing vessel Golden Way, which had fired the distress signals when her engine had stalled and would not restart for some time. Her crew had managed to repair it, however, and she was then proceeding to Scrabster harbour.

The life-boat escorted the fishing vessel to Scrabster, and then returned to her station, arriving at 7.27..