Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 2.30 p.m. on 1st November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was aground on the Newcombe bank. The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her moorings at 2.40 in a southerly gale and arough sea. It was low water. Owing to the state of the tide the life-boat was unable to close the yacht Vale which had a crew of two, but a line was made fast at the third attempt and the yacht was pulled slowly clear.

The yacht was towed to the harbour and the life-boat returned to her station at 4 o'clock..