Girvan, Ayrshire - At 12.20 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the coastguardtold the life-boat coxswain that a distress signal had been seen from a small boat off Lendalfoot. The lifeboat Inbhear Mor, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings at 12.30 in a gale force south south westerly wind with a rough sea. It was two hours before low water. At 1.10 she came up with the dinghy, with two men on board, about two miles north of Lendalfoot and two miles to seaward. They were taken on.board and the dinghy towed back to Girvan. Before making portat 2 o'clock, a report was received at 1.52 that a dinghy had overturned in the Lendal area. The life-boat landed the two men and sailed again at 2.5. She searched the area without success and returned to her station at 4.10..