Blyth, Northumberland. At 7.15 on the evening of the 19th May, 1961, during an exercise launch of the life- boat City of Bradford II, on temporary duty at the station, it was noticed thatthe fishing vessel Venture had broken down south-east of the gas buoy. It was raining, there was a northerly breeze with a moderate swell, and the tide was flooding. The life-boat towed the Venture to Blyth, arriving at 7.45.