FISHING BOATS ESCORTED IN ROUGH SEA St. Abbs, Berwickshire. On the morning of the 26th August, 1962, a gale warning was issued and the southerly breeze did in fact increase in force.

Three local fishing boats were at sea in weather which was growing worse and poor visibility. At noon the life-boat W. Ross Macarthur of Glasgow was launched. She made a search in a rough sea, heavy rain and a flooding tide and found the fishing boats off St. Abbs Head. She escorted them to the harbour and arrived back at her station at one o'clock..