Poole, Dorset - At 3.45 a.m. on 17th November, 1968, it was learnt that flares had been seen near the training bank outside the harbour.

The life-boat Bassett Green slipped her moorings at 4.5 in a fresh east north easterly wind with a rough sea.

The tide was flooding. The life-boat found the yacht Wind, with a crew of two, aground on the training bank.

The bowman went aboard to help the crew as the yacht was taking in water. The life-boat took the Wind in tow to Poole and returned to her station at 6 o'clock..