Weymouth, Dorset - At 3.25 a.m. on 26th March, 1967, the yacht Wombat, lying a mile and a half south south east of Portland breakwater light, reported to Niton radio that she was taking in water and had run out of fuel. There was a gale from the north west with a rough sea. It was high water. The life-boat Frank Spiller Locke proceeded at 3.45 and came up with the yacht. She escorted the yacht to Weymouth, returning to her station at 5.15..