South-East England Cromer, Norfolk. At 10.7 a.m. on nth March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Norwegian vessel jfoika of Oslo had been in collision 13 miles east-south-east of Cromer and had been badly damaged. The No. i lifeboat Henry Blogg was launched at 10.15 in a light easterly breeze and a calm sea.

There was dense fog and the tide was ebbing. The coxswain made radio contact with the Joika, and was told that the other vessel involved, the Claire, was not badly damaged and had probably proceeded on course. Using the directionfinding equipment the life-boat soon found the Joika and the captain discussed the situation with the coxswain as his vessel was making water forward. The captain thought his vessel could make Great Yarmouth if the life-boat would pilot him through the Cockle Gat, and with two members of the life-boat's crew aboard the Joika was escorted by the lifeboat to Great Yarmouth which was reached at 4.15 p.m. A harbour pilot then boarded the vessel and she was safely berthed at the Bollard Quay at 5.30. The life-boat reached her station at 11 o'clock.

A member of the life-boat crew broke his finger when his left hand was caught between the eye of the span and the after stanchion whilst the life-boat was being rehoused..