PORTPATRICK, January 8, 1988: with her propeller fouled by her fishing gear, MFV Dumnonia was drifting on to a lee shore, four miles away in a force 8 gale and in darkness. Portpatrick's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Douglas Carrie launched at 0605 and twenty minutes later in very rough seas and 15 ft swell succeeded in passing a tow. After 35 minutes of towing towards Cairnryan, Donaghadee's 52ft Arun City of Belfast, arrived on scene. As the tow line was continually parting and having to be reconnected, the two lifeboats assisted each other and took turns at towing the casualty. The picture shows the safe arrival of Dumnonia at Cairnryan after the arduous 18-mile, 9 /2 hour tow with Donaghadee lifeboat forward and Portpatrick with another line attached astern. Throughout the service manoeuvring had been difficult as the trawler's rudder was also jammed. photograph by courtesy of Glasgow Herald.