At 2.40 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was ashore at Rocka- Nore. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 2.46 in a south westerly gale and a very rough sea. It was high water.

The life-boat proceeded to the area, rescued the boat's crew of three, and took the boat in tow. The life-boat was then asked to search the area off Bexhill and found a small boat with two people on board off St. Leonard's. The small boat was taken in tow to Hastings. A message was then received that a yacht was in distress nine mile south of Hastings.

While on the way to the scene the life-boat crew were informed by a Dutch tug that the yacht was no longer in difficulties..