Arbroath, Angus - At 10.40 a.m.

on 13th August, 1967, the motor mechanic was informed that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties near Fairway buoy at the mouth of the Tay. A yacht in the vicinity had been unable to tow the cruiser. The life-boat Duke of Montrose was launched at 10.55. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat took the cabin cruiser in tow and returned to her station at 12.25 p.m. The life-boat was rehoused at 5 o'clock..