Stronsay, Orkneys - At 1.40 a.m. on 22nd June, 1967, the fishing vessel Bluebell of Wick was reported ashore on Seal Skerry, South of Gairsay. The lifeboat The John Gellanty Hyndman slipped her moorings at 2.10 in a moderate south westerly breeze and a moderate sea. The tide was ebbing. On arrival at the casualty the life-boat crew were informed that four of the Bluebell's crew had taken to the life-raft and only the skipper remained on board. The four men weretaken on board the small boat Enterprise and were later transferred to the life-boat.

At 6.38 the crew were put back on board and she refloated under her own power at 9.10. The life-boat escorted her to Kirkwall and returned to her station at 2.28 p.m..