Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 7.26 on the morning of the 12th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an Admiralty vessel D.G. V. 400 was aground in Donaghadee Sound. The life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crosweller, on temporary duty at the station, left her moorings at 7.46. There was a light northerly breeze with a calm sea and an ebb tide.

The life-boat found the vessel, which had a damaged rudder, hard aground on a rock. She refloated on the flood tide, and the life-boat towed her to H.M.S. Barrage, which was standing by.

After handing over her tow the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 3.25.

Rewards to the crew, £11 18s..