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Eventide

North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 8.15 on the morning of the 3rd of April, 1958, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that anxiety was felt for a local open fishing boat which was at sea, as the weather was deteriorating.

At 8.35 the life-boat Grace Darling was launched in a rough sea. A strong easterly wind was blowing, and it was low water. The life-boat searched the Fame Islands and found the fishing boat Eventide sheltering beside the Inner Fame. As Seahouses harbour was dangerous to enter, the life-boat escorted the Eventide to Holy Island, where the fishing boat anchored. The life-boat returned to her station, arriving at two o'clock. Rewards to the crew, £12. 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £10. 10s..