Barrow, Lancashire. At 9.5 on the morning of the 12th of May, 1958, the coastguard told the coxswain that a fishing vessel was in difficulty and aground half a mile off Sandy Gap, Walney Island. The life-boat Herbert Leigh was launched at 9.37 in a rough sea, with a fresh west-south-westerly wind blowing and an ebb tide. The life-boat came up with the fishing vessel Patte of Fleetwood about half a mile off shore and found that she was dragging her anchor and her propellers were fouled. The life-boat took her in tow to Fleetwood and reached her station at 4.30. This is the eighth time that an Institution's life-boat has launched to this vessel, which was formerly named Tranquillity, in the last four years.

Rewards to the crew, £10. 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £2. 14s..