ENGINE FAILED Workington, Cumberland. At 6.3 a.m. on 2nd November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen one mile off Workington.

There was a gentle north-easterly breeze with a smooth sea. The tide was flooding. The life-boat White Star, on temporary duty at the station, put out at 6.15 and soon found the fishing boat Queen Alexandra of Workington, which had engine failure. The boat, with her crew of two, was towed safely to Workington by 8.30..