Cromer, Norfolk. At 11.20 on the morning of the 13th of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Lloyd's agent had asked for the assistance of the life-boat to refloat the motor vessel Jura of Gronin- gen, which was aground at North Bacton. When the Cromer no. 2 life- boat Harriot Dixon was launched at noon there was a light westerly wind with a slight sea and it was one hour after low water. The life-boat found the salvage tug Blankenburg standing by when she arrived at the scene about 1.30.

She took the tug master to the casualty, but her master refused assistance, and the tug master was returned to his ship.

Later the master of the Jura asked the life-boat to pass a line to the tug. This was done, but by then it was too late to refloat the Jura on that tide. The tug therefore postponed any further attempt until the following afternoon, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 6.15. The Jura was refloated with the assistance of the tug about four o'clock the following afternoon..