North Sunderland, Northumberland.— On the morning of the 15th of October, 1955, the weather worsened while several fishing boats were still at sea.

By ten o'clock all of them had returned to harbour except the local fishing boat Eventide, and at 10.25 the life- boat Grace Darling was launched to search for her. The sea was rough, a gale was blowing from the north, and it was two hours before high water.

In bitterly cold weather the life-boat found the Eventide one mile south-south-east of the Fame Islands, es- corted her to harbour, and reached her station again at 11.37.—Rewards to the crew, £10 10s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £4 9s..