At 4.55 p.m. on 8th December, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an attempt to take an injured man off the trawler St. Lucia by helicopter had been unsuccessful owing to the bad weather, and requested that the life-boat rendezvous with the trawler at the Haisbro lightvessel. The No. 2 life-boat William Henry and Mary King was launched at 9.10 with a doctor on board. There was a strong west north westerly wind and a rough sea. It was five hours after high water. She came alongside the trawler at 10.15 and the doctor was put aboard to examine the patient.

The injured seaman and doctor were then taken on board the life-boat which left the trawler at 10.30 and returned to the slipway.

The seaman was immediately taken to hospital. The life-boat was back on station at 11.15..