At 3.58 p.m. on 12th August, 1969, the coastguard informed the staff coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties off Minster Boom. The lifeboat 44-001, on temporary duty at Sheerness, immediately slipped her moorings in a moderate south south westerly wind with a corresponding sea. The tide was ebbing. At 4.18 she came up with the catamaran Pussy Galore with one crew member on board. The life-boat took her in tow, and moored her near the yacht club slipway. As the life-boat was returning to her moorings, a small motor boat was seen to be in difficulties.

The life-boat stood by until all was well, and then returned to her moorings at 5 o'clock..