Wreck FIRST SERVICE CALL for Fraserburgh lifeboat station, since it was reopened at the end of April, came at 1533 on Sunday June 3; it was to a Panamanian merchant vessel, Antonio, bound for Hamburg loaded with stone chips, which had run aground in dense fog about 100 yards from the Fishmeal Factory, Broadsea. The 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat The Royal British Legion Jubilee launched at 1600 in nil visibility and made for the position given.

Although the weather was clearing by the time the lifeboat reached Antonio at 1637 and the south-easterly wind was light, the seas were still rough alongside. The lifeboat took off eight of the crew that evening and put them ashore at Fraserburgh, but the master,his wife and dog and the chief engineer remained on board. The lifeboat returned to Antonio and, making fast on her lee side, stood by until, at 0300 the next morning, the captain considered that the position was hopeless and that it would be dangerous to remain on board any longer. The last three people and the dog were then taken off and put ashore at 0400 and the lifeboat was refuelled and ready for service at 0500.

A few weeks later, at 2130 on Saturday June 30, Fraserburgh lifeboat was launched again to go to the help of four salvage men whose dory had foundered in a near gale and rough seas and who were stranded on the wrecked Antonio.

The men were taken off and landed at Fraserburgh at 2252. The lifeboat was once again ready for launching at 2310..