North Sunderland, Northumberland.

About 10.30 on the morning of the 28th June, 1961, the local Trinity House representative informed the life-boat motor mechanic that a man was seriously ill in the Longstone light- house and needed to be brought ashore.

A moderate westerly wind was blowing with a slight sea. At 10.45 the life-boat Grace Darling was launched on a flooding tide. The life-boat reached the lighthouse, safely embarked the sick man and landed him at North Sunder- land harbour. The life-boat then re- turned to her station, arriving at 12.30..