North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 1.10 p.m. on 22nd August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary Secretary that a small sailing boat was in difficulties near Fame Islands. At 1.30 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh west-south-westerly breeze and moderate sea. The tide was flooding. The inshore rescue boat crew were told by the four occupants of the sailing boat that the shackle on the boom had broken but that this had now been repaired and they would try to make port. After a short while the crew asked the inshore rescue boat to take them in tow as they were making no headway. The sailing boat was secured to the inshore rescue boat and she returned to her station at 2.30. A donation to branch funds was received from the rescued people..