Power cut In winds of force 10-12, heavy squalls and seas of 8-1 Om, the Portpatrick lifeboat Mary Irene Millar launched to a fishing vessel with electrical failure. It was 12.55am on 8 January. Over two hours later, the lifeboat found the casualty after it fired red flares. The crew displayed great stamina to escort the fishing vessel to safety at Bangor, arriving seven hours after launching..