Troon, Ayrshire - At 5.35 p.m. on 30th May, 1970, the life-boat's second coxswain sighted red flares two miles north west of Troon harbour. The life-boat Connel Elizabeth Cargill made for the casualty at 5.45 in a light north westerly wind and a moderate sea.

It was three hours before low water.

The life-boat found the pleasure boat Erinmhor with her gearbox broken down. She had a crew of two and was taken in tow. The life-boat reached her station at 6.30..