STANDING BY New Brighton, Cheshire. At 9.50 a.m. on i8th October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was in distress south of C 2 buoy. There was a moderate north-westerly breeze with a choppy sea. The tide was flooding. The life-boat White Star, on temporary duty at the station, left her moorings at 10.10 and came up with a fishing vessel being towed by another fishing vessel. The life-boat stood by until both boats were safely in Formby pool. She returned to her station at 12.20 p.m..