Cidlercoats, Northumberland. At 8.37 on the morning of the 13th November, 1959, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a launch from the Trinity House vessel Triton was in difficulty and drifting. A strong south-easterly gale was blowing at the time. The Triton had tried to recover the launch, but had been unable to do so and was standing by two miles east of Culler- coats. At 8.48, when the life-boat Isaac and Mary Bolton was launched, it was low water and the sea was rough.

There were frequent heavy rain squalls.

The life-boat made for the position given and a line was passed to the launch. On the second attempt the launch was taken in tow. She entered the river, where she was returned to the Triton. As the conditions at Cullercoats were too bad for the life-boat to be rehoused, she remained at moorings in the river Tyne until the following day, when she returned to her station, arriv- ing at eleven o'clock in the morning.

Rewards to the crew, £14 4s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £12 16s..