Walmer, Kent - At 3.15 a.m. on 3Oth July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht dragging her anchor about half a mile offshore was bearing down on another yacht. She was drifting northwards towards Brake Sands. The life-boat Charles Dibden (Civil Service No. 32) was launched at 3.30 in a moderate to strong south westerly breeze and a choppy sea. The tide was flooding. The life-boat came up with the yacht Ceti and roused the crew of two, who had difficulty in raising the anchor.

Once under way they made little headway towards Dover and so the yacht headed for Ramsgate. The life-boat escorted herinto Ramsgate harbour and returned to her station 4.42..