GREEK VESSEL AGROUND At n.20 p.m. on 6th September, 1964, a message was received over the radiotelephone from Humber radio station that a small vessel, aground half a mile from Spurn Point, was asking for assistance.

The life-boat City of Bradford III put out at 11.25, and found the Greek cargo vessel Stelianos hard aground in a slight sea and gentle north-westerly wind. The tide was ebbing and as the vessel was on an even keel the life-boat by off in deeper water for nearly two hours. On the turn of the tide she moved in to secure alongside the Stelianos until 4 a.m., when she again moved out to give the vessel room to manoeuvre as she refloated.

At 4.50, with the Stelianos afloat and under control, the life-boat returned to her station at 5.15..