When the yacht Dark Horse was seen riding at anchor on 22nd June off the entrance to Portloe harbour, with one man aboard, she was in fact in difficulties.

The Falmouth, Cornwall, life-boat Lilla Manas, Douglas and Will went out to her at 12.10 a.m. next day and found that the yacht's auxiliary engine had broken down. Her anchor was also fouling crab pots and their lines. A line was put aboard and the life-boat held her up into the wind while her owner recovered the yacht's ground tackle..