Troon: Monday February 27, 1984, at 1135, Troon's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat, Connel Elizabeth Cargill, under the command of Coxswain/Mechanic Ian Johnson, left her mooring after reports that the tug Garnock had been damaged by an explosion west ofArdrossan and her engine was out of action. There was a light north-westerly wind and the sea was slight when the lifeboat came alongside the tug. Coxswain Johnson discovered a normal tow would be impossible because the tug's rudder could not be used. Instead the lifeboat was lashed alongside the port aft side of the tug and, making six knots, steered for Troon. At 1508 the two vessels entered harbour (above) and a few minutes later the tug was safely berthed alongside the lifeboat shed..