Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 3.31 on the afternoon of the 25th of April, 1959the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Blossom had broken down between Sunderland and Seaham. At 3.40 the life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched in a slight sea. A gentle south-south- easterly wind was blowing, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat made for the position and found the fishing boat in tow of the local pilot cutter.

She escorted both vessels to harbour and reached her station at 5.30.

Rewards to the crew, £7 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £1 16s..