RECORD NUMBER LANDED Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.

At 10.2 on Tuesday the 2nd of July, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the pleasure boat Eastern Princess, of Yarmouth, had run aground in thick fog on the Spending beach, 200 yards from the life-boathouse.

The life-boat Louise Stephens was launched eight minutes later in light airs and a smooth sea. It was three hours after high water. In three trips the lifeboat was successful in taking 112 passengers off the Eastern Princess. She returned to her station at 11.10. The number of persons landed on this occasion is a record for the station..