Canipbeltown, Argyll - At 1.24 p.m.

on 8th May, 1970, news was received that two men in a dinghy were being swept out to sea off Corriegravie.

The life-boat Michael Stephens, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings at 1.39 in a gale force east wind with a moderate sea.

It was one hour before high water.

At 3.07 she came up with the dinghy which was carrying two members of the crew of three of the motor boat Iris which had been anchored about 25 yards off shore with her engine broken down. The third crew member had gone ashore with them and the two had tried to row back to theIris to start her engine but had broken an oar and had been swept out to sea. The life-boat took the two men off the dinghy and took them to the Iris at 3.40. She then towed the Iris back to Campbeltown, and returned to her moorings at 5.30..