Ballycotton, Co. Cork - At 3.15 p.m.

on 9th January, 1968, the coxswain was informed that the local fishing boat Three Boys with a crew of twowas in difficulties in Ballycotton bay.

The life-boat Ethel Mary slipped her moorings at 3.30 in an easterly gale and a very rough sea. It was low water. On closing with the casualty it was found that she had lost her rudder. The life-boat took the fishing boat in tow to Ballycotton pier and returned to her station at 4.10..