Broken mast A RED BAY CREW MEMBER, N. Murray, saw from his home a sailing dinghy in trouble on Saturday, June 12. He informed the deputy launching authority and the call out was signalled at 1915.

The ILB launched three minutes later and set course for the dinghy, two miles south east of the station. The wind was westerly, strong force 6 gusting to near gale force 7. The dinghy, with a threeman crew, was found to have her mast broken in three places. She was towed back to the slipway. The ILB was rehoused at 1950..