At 1503hrs on Monday 12th November 2012, a call was received from the local fishing boat “Hayley B”, nine miles south from St Martin`s Point that she had lost her steering and was having difficulty making way under hand steering. Unfortunately there was no other vessel to assist the casualty.

1513 Lifeboat Yellow
1534 Lifeboat pier heads proceeding to the Casualty.
1600 “Spirit of Guernsey” alongside Casualty, tow being established.
1700 “Spirit of Guernsey” and the “Hayley B” back at St Peter Port