In gully INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED from HM Coastguard by St Ives ILB station at 1531 on Thursday, July 28, that there were people cut off by the tide on the north side of Carbis Bay Beach. The assembly signal was made immediately and the ILB launched two minutes later with John Humphries as helmsman and John Lander and James Stevens as crew.

The wind was north by east, fresh to strong force 5 to 6. Visibility was good and the weather fine, but the sea was rough. The tide was 5 hours flood.

The ILB ran through very confused bucking seas to Porthminster Point, on the south side of which she found four people cut off in a gully up which breaking seas were running.

Helmsman Humphries raised the outboard engine and the boat was manoeuvred up the gully by oar. The two adults and two children werebrought in over the bow, the boat backed off by oar, and she returned under power to St Ives West Pier at 1554. The four people were taken into the lifeboat house and treated for cuts, bruises and shock.

For this service a letter of appreciation signed by Captain Nigel Dixon, RN, Director of the Institution, was sent to Captain E. Kemp, honorary secretary of St Ives ILB station..