DANGEROUS SWELL North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 11.38 a.m. on 24th February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that two fishing vessels were trying to enter harbour when there was a heavy and dangerous swell on the bar.

There was a light southerly breeze with a very rough sea, and it was almost high water. The life-boat Grace Darling launched at midday and stood by at the harbour entrance until the two boats were safely in. She returned to her station at 12.25 P-m-.