Skegness, Lincolnshire - At 11.39 p.m. on 21st February, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about one mile east of Skegness pier. The life-boat Charles Fred Grantham was launched at 12.10 a.m.

on 22nd February in a moderate north easterly breeze and a rough sea.

The tide was flooding. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Alula with two people on board two miles south east of Skegness pier. The Alula's engine had failed and she was in danger of being swept on to a sandbank.

With the aid of a parachuteflare the life-boat took the cabin cruiser in tow, and brought her to Boston which was reached at 7.15 a.m. After mooring the cabin cruiser to the harbour wall the life-boat returned to her station which was reached at noon..