Dunmore East, Co. Waterford - At 9 p.m. on 13th July, 1968, the honorary secretary was informed thata yacht with two men on board was aground on the rocks at the foot of the cliff outside Dunmore harbour.

The life-boat H. F. Bailey, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings at 9.18 in a strong easterly gale with a rough sea. The tide was ebbing. While the life-boat was preparing to leave, a fishing boat with three men on board left the harbour to help. On reaching the scene the life-boat found that the fishing boat had already passed a tow line, but she too was in difficulties as her propeller had been fouled. The lifeboat passed a line to the fishing boat and took both boats in tow to Dunmore harbour. She returned to her station at 10.30..