North Sunderland, Northumberland.

On the morning of the 14th June, 1961, there was a heavy swell, which was growing steadily worse. Six local fishing boats were at sea, and it was decided that the life-boat should be launched to escort them safely in as soon as thewater was deep enough in the harbour.

A moderate south-easterly wind was blowing. At 12.45 the life-boat Grace Darling was launched on a flooding tide. The fishing boats were met a mile east of North Sunderland and escorted safely to harbour. The life-boat returned to her station at 2.30..