At 3.30 p.m. on 19th August, 1969, while already at sea, a member of the crew of life-boat 44-001 on temporary duty at Sheerness saw a capsizeddinghy half a mile south west of Darnett Ness. There was a light wind with a slight sea. It was three hours after low water. The life-boat came up with the dinghy Pish and took off her crew of two. The dinghy was then towed into deeper water and righted. The life-boat also recovered the yacht Chase which had been abandoned the day before, took both boats in tow to Gillingham, and returned to her moorings at 5.30..