Llandudno, Caernarvonshire; Rhyl, Flintshire; Beaumaris and Moelfre, Anglesey - At 4 p.m. on 6th May, 1968, the coastguard informed the Llandudno honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down one mile west of Great Ormes Head lighthouse. The life-boat Lilly Wainwright was launched at 4.15 in a strong to gale force westerly wind and a rough sea. She found the cabin cruiser Calypso of Wallasey with engine failure wallowing in the heavy swell. The Calypso, which had five people on board, was taken in tow to Conway which was reached at 5.45.

On rounding Great Ormes Head onthe return passage to Llandudno, the coxswain received a message asking him to go to the motor vessel St.

Trillo, whose position was given as one mile and a half north of Llandudno.

On reaching the St. Trillo it was found that a rope was fouling her port propeller. On board the vessel were 420 American tourists from the liner Kungsholm who were being ferried back to the liner after a sightseeing tour of North Wales. At first the coxswain was asked to take off some of the passengers and the lifeboat managed to secure alongside the St. Trillo. It was then decided that this would be unwise in the heavy swell and because the ferry was rolling badly, especially as the paw sengers were mostly elderly. An attempt was made later but there was no improvement in the swell and it was decided to stand by until further help came. The Rhyl life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was launched at 7.50 and the Beaumaris life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs.

Smuts at eight o'clock. While these two life-boats were proceeding to the position, the ship's doctor from the Kungsholm, who was on board the St. Trillo, told the Llandudno coxswain that he urgently needed insulin and other medical supplies which were on board the liner. The life-boat obtained these and passed them across to the St. Trillo. The trawler Kilravock of Conway had arrived and had managed to secure a line to the bow of the ferry. The Rhyl life-boat had meanwhile been redirected to Llandudno to pick up six skin divers and a doctor to take to the St. Trillo.

However, attempts were made first to tow the ferry to Llandudno with the three life-boats standing by to help if required. The tow was successful as the ferry boat's starboard engine had had some repairs carried out to it and Llandudno pier was reached safely. The passengers were disembarked. The Llandudno lifeboat stood by while divers freed the port propeller. The Rhyl life-boatreached the station at 1.40 a.m. on 7th May and the Beaumaris life-boat at 2.40. The service by the Llandudno life-boat ended at 2.15. The Moelfre life-boat Watkin Williams was also launched to give assistance, but was later recalled when the St. Trillo had been taken in tow. A twelve-man committee was later formed on board the Kungsholm and its chairman sent a letter to express the gratitude of all the passengers to the life-boat crews, and a gift of nearly £1,500, collected from the passengers, was distributed among the crews of the Llandudno, Rhyl, and Beaumaris life-boats. A donation was also made to the Institution's funds by the skipper of the Kilravock..