n complete contrast Alexander Coutanch was called out in a flat calm to another fishing vessel, Port du Hurel, when she struck rocks three miles SSE of the station on 17 July 1990.

Despite visibility officially descibed as 'nil' the lifeboat was alongside the casualty in less than an hour from her first call and put pumps aboard in an attempt to keep her afloat.

However, despite the efforts of three pumps it became obvious that Port du Hurel was about to sink and the crew were taken off - just five minutes before she foundered..