BLOWN OUT TO SEA Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

At 11 a.m. on i2th April, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was being blown out to sea off the pier. There was a near gale from the south-west with a choppy sea and a flooding tide. The lifeboat William and Mary Durham launched at 12.20 p.m. and quickly reached the small coble. The coble's oars had broken and the one man on board was unable to start the outboard motor. A line was made fast and she was safely towed to Berwick harbour. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 12.50..