Thurso, Caithness-shire - At 12.55 p.m. on 28th July, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties two miles north east of Scarfskerry.

The life-boat Pentland (Civil Service No. 31) was launched five minutes later. It was two hours after high water. She came up with the motor boat Christmas Morn, with five people on board, at 2.20 and took her in tow to Thurso. The motor boat's engine had broken down. The lifeboat returned to her station at 4.10..