Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 5.33 on the evening of the 19th December, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretaiy that red flares had been seen north of the coastguard look-out. The life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 5.48 in a light, variable breeze and a slight sea. It was low water.

The life-boat found the motor fishing vessel Balnagask of Aberdeen aground on the reef of rocks at Scotston Head.

She rescued her crew of eleven and landed them at Peterhead at 8.20. At the request of the fishing vessel's skipper and also of customs officials the life- boat returned to the Balnagask to take possession of some valuable papers and bonded goods. When she reached the Balnagask the second time, she found the trawlei Loch Doon of Hull trying to pull her off the rocks, but the attempt was unsuccessful. The life-boat finally reached her station at 2.47 in the morning..