New Quay, Cardiganshire - At 11.15 p.m. on 27th June, 1967, it was learned that the speed boat Blue Star with one man on board was overdue from a fishing trip. The life-boat St. Albans was launched at 12.07 a.m. on 28th in a gentle north westerly breeze and a slight swell. The tide was flooding. The lifeboat proceeded to the Big Target buoy five miles north of Aberporth where theman was known to fish. At 3 o'clock New Quay fishing boats which were going out fishing in the area were asked to keep a look out for the missing boat. At 5.51 a small object was sighted two to three miles north of New Quay Head and at 6.9 the IRB was launched to investigate.

At 7.55 the IRB found the speed boat floating vertically, her bow two to three feet above the water. A red flare was fired to summon the life-boat. The life-boat returned to her station at 9.30 with the speed boat on her deck. At 10.30, after refuelling, the life-boat continued the search for the missing man from New Quay to Penbryn beach. A helicopter had also been alerted. The life-boat closed with H.M.S. Wakeful and was told that she would abandon the search at 1.30 and hand over two oars she had picked up.

Shortly after this one of the life-boat crew saw a yellow object about a hundred yards away. It proved to be the body of the missing man. It was lifted on board the life-boat and taken to the harbour.

The body was transferred to a small boat as there was not enough water for the life-boat to go alongside the quay. The life-boat returned to her station at 2.30..