Minehead, Somerset, and Life-boat 70-001 at Clovelly-At 12.50 a.m. on 24th September, 1967, it was learnt that a youth had taken out a yacht which was now drifting out to sea. The life-boat B.H.M.H. was launched at 1.12 in a light variable breeze and a slight sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat searched as far as Porlock and then mid-channel. Instructions were given for her to search as far as Lynmouth. Finding nothing, the life-boat returned eastward up midchannel.

At 7 o'clock a helicopterwhich was also taking part in the search reported sighting the missing yacht. The life-boat came up with the yacht Sharon with the youth on board at 8.20 10 miles north east of Minehead. The youth was embarked and the yacht taken in tow to Minehead.

The life-boat returned to her station at 10.55. The coxswain of the life-boat Charles H. Barrett (Civil Service No. 35), which was on moorings at Clovelly, was informed of the incident at 1.30 and the lifeboat slipped her moorings at 6.50 to join in the search. On receiving information that the missing yacht had been found the life-boat proceeded to Ilfracombe, arriving at 8.30..