WATERLOGGED PINNACE At 7.14 p.m. on ifth October, 1963, the coastguard told the coxswain that red flares had been seen off Dimlington. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 7.25 in a moderate southerly breeze and moderate sea. It was two hours after high water. The life-boat found a 36- foot ex-naval pinnace half full of water with her anchor down. A rocket line passed by the coastguard was made fast aft.

The life-boat passed a line to the pinnace, which had one man on board, and a member of the life-boat crew went on board to help him. The pinnace was towed into deeper water and then towed to Grimsby which was reached at 12.5 a.m. the next morning. The life-boat returned to her station at 5.45..