At 11.22 a.m. on 9th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that there had been an explosion on board a fishing vessel. The life-boat Charles Henry Ashley was launched at 11.38 in a smooth sea. The tide was flooding. The life-boat set course for Llanddwyn island. After about an hour on this course a message was received that the position of the fishing vessel was now three miles south of Aberffrew beach. On reaching the casualty, with five people on board, the life-boat crew was informed that the explosion had been in the engine room and everything was out of order. The life-boat took the vessel in tow to Caernarvon and returned to her station at 7 o'clock..