Barrow, Lancashire - At 5 p.m. on 24th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Falcon appeared to be in difficulty at the south end of Walney.

The IRB was launched to investigate at 5.15. On reaching the casualty it was found that her mainsail had been blown away and that she required assistance. Red flares were fired to summon the life-boat. The life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched at 6.30 in a fresh south south easterly breeze and a choppy sea and the IRB returned to her station which she reached at 6.50. It was three hours after high water. At 7.35 the lifeboat reported that she had taken the Falcon with her crew of four in tow.

She was taken to moorings at Piel harbour and the life-boat returned to her station at 10.5..