Life-boat 70-002 - Bristol Channel - At 1.35 p.m. on 7th May, 1967, a member of the crew of the life-boat Grace Paterson Ritchie lying at anchor off Ilfracombe saw a red flare at the east end of Ilfracombe bay. There was a moderate westerly wind and a slight sea. The tide was flooding. The IRB carried by thelife-boat, which was collecting stores at Ilfracombe, was recalled. With a crew of two she proceeded to investigate. At 1.45 she located the casualty - the fishing boat Boy David - with eight people on board at anchor close to rocks. Her propeller had been fouled by the mooring line of a lobster pot. The casualty raised anchor and was towed safely to Ilfracombe. The IRB returned to the life-boat at 2.20..