Margate, Kent-At 8.58 p.m. on4th May, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flare had been sighted at Foreness point. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched at 9.15 in a strong east north easterly breeze and a rough sea. It was two hours before low water. The lifeboat came up with the motor yacht Dilkusha about four miles north by east of Margate jetty at 9.50 The Margate pilot boat had reached the spot a few minutes earlier and was about to take the yacht in tow.

However, the tow was passed to the life-boat and, as one member of the yacht's crew was injured and the other inexperienced, a member of the life-boat crew went aboard the yacht to steer. The injured man was landed at Margate at 10.40, where a doctor was waiting to provide attention, before he was transferred by ambulance to hospital. Later the yacht was berthed in Margate harbour and the life-boat was left on moorings at 3.30 a.m. on 5th May.

She was rehoused at 7.50..