The Lizard - Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 6.48 a.m. on llth September, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a large yacht was firing red flares about two miles south south west of the Lizard West coastguard's look-out. The life-boat The Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service No. 33) was launched at 7.10 in a gale force south westerly wind with a rough sea and poor visibility. It was one hour after high water. At 7.36 she came up with the ketch Cap- Lizard with a crew of four. She had developed machinery defects in the south westerly gale and was making slow progress. The life-boat, after some difficulty in getting alongside, took her in tow from a dangerous position. Two of the crew were given first aid and transferred to a small boat, landing at Kilcobben Cove. They were given medical attention for shock, exposure andburns by battery acid and were taken by ambulance to Truro hospital. With the owner and one crew member still on board the yacht, the life-boat continued with her tow to a berth in Falmouth, arriving there about midday. After the life-boat crew had had a hot meal, the life-boat sailed from Falmouth, returning to her station at 11.50..