North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 5.18 on the morning of the 15th of March, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local fishing fleet were returning to harbour, and as the weather was becoming worse the life-boat Grace Darling was launched at 5.35, two hours after high water. A fresh east-south-easterly wind was blowing, and there was a heavy swell. The life-boat escorted nine fishing vessels to harbour and reached her station at 7.2. Rewards to the crew, £7 10s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £6 13s..