TOW FOR FISHING VESSEL WITH ENGINE TROUBLE Sunderland, Co. Durham. At 6.20 on the evening of the 25th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Green Plover of Sunderland had broken down because of engine trouble six miles south-east of Sunderland. A fresh northerly wind was blowing with a slight sea. It was foggy and visibility was only about forty yards. At 6.45 the lifeboat Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched. The tide was flooding. On reaching the position given the life-boat found the Green Plover with her engine broken down. She took the fishing vessel, which had a crew of four, in tow to Sunderland harbour and then returned to her station, arriving at 9.45..