CATAMARAN A yacht in difficulties about half a mile offshore on 28th June, 1971, led to the Humber, Yorkshire, life-boat City of Bradford III being launched at 12.25 p.m. in a fresh to strong west north westerly wind and a rough sea.

She found the catamaran Shidajo one mile east of the coastguard lookout. The catamaran was laid over to port with her anchor down, the mast was broken and her sail was lying across her. The life-boat closed the catamaran and two cold and wet crew members appeared from under the sail where they had been sheltering.

They were both taken abord the life-boat and wrapped in blankets.

The catamaran's anchor was recovered and she was taken in tow and beached at the lifeboat station at 3.17. The survivors were given tea in the second coxswain's house and their clothes dried out..