St. Mary's, Scilly Islands - At 3.26 a.m. on 29th July, 1969, the coastguard informed the life-boat coxswain that the French yacht La Libertine, with five men and two girls aboard, had dragged her anchor and was driving ashore between Port Mellin and the life-boat house. The coxswain confirmed that it was not possible to help the yacht from theshore and the life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched at 4 o'clock in a north north westerly gale and a rough sea. It was three hours before high water. The life-boat came up with the yacht at 4.6. A coastguardsman swam between the yacht and the life-boat and a line was made fast. The yacht was refloated and towed to St.

Mary's quay with five of her crew on board, the remaining two having got ashore earlier. The life-boat returned to her station at 5.15..