FIREMEN ON BOARD North Sunderland, Northumberland.

On the evening of i6th October, 1963, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that he had been told that two vessels had been in collision in Newton Bay and that one of the vessels was damaged. The tide was ebbing; there was a gentle south-westerly breeze and moderate sea. The life-boat Grace Darling was launched with firemen and pumps on board at 7.21 p.m. and met the damaged fishing vessel Ocean Gain, of Fraserburgh, which was being escorted by other local fishing vessels outside the harbour. The pumps were not needed and the life-boat stood by until the tide had flowed sufficiently to allow the vessel to enter harbour.

The life-boat reached her station at 1.52 a.m.

The life-boat was also called out on 23rd December, 1963..