OUT OF CONTROL At 9.7 a.m. on 26th October, 1964, the coble Rose of June, with a crew of three, was reported to be out of control in a slight sea and light airs from the southwest.

The tide was half an hour after high water. At 9.26 the life-boat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle was launched. The Rose of June was found drifting on the ebb tide, with her engines out of control.

The life-boat towed her to Boulmer5 and returned to her station at 2.30 p.m..