Swanage, Dorset - At 4.12 p.m. on 2nd July, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht was firing red flares just west of Broad Bench, and that there was a possibility that a second yacht was dismasted in the area. The life-boat R.L.P. was launched at 4.21 in a strong north westerly wind and a choppy sea. It was three hours after high water. The life-boat came up with the yacht Mistra of Bosham three miles south of Lulworth Cove.

There were four people on board and H.M.S. Scarborough was standing by.

A second yacht in the area was found not to be in difficulties, and the lifeboat took the Mistra in tow to Weymouth and returned to her station at 11.20..