TOWED TO MOORINGS At 7.30 a.m. on 6th October, 1964, the nightwatchman reported that the reserve life-boat The Cuttle appeared to be dragging her anchor inside Spurn Point, in the rough seas and near gale force westerly winds. At 7.50 the station life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched. As it was over an hour past high water the combined effect of wind, sea and tide was to break The Cuttle free of her moorings, and she was well out to sea in broken water before a tow line could be taken to her by the Humber life-boat's second coxswain, who jumped from one life-boat to the other. Because of the weather the reserve life-boat was towed into Grimsby, where she was moored safely at n a.m.

The City of Bradford HI stood by until the weather moderated. While she was there a shipping agency reported that a man on board a vessel in Spurn anchorage required medical assistance. It was not until 3.45 p.m., however, that a male nurse arrived, since no doctor could manage the trip at the time. At 5 p.m.

the nurse was put aboard the cargo vessel Thorpe Grange of London. The injured man was then transferred to the life-boat and landed at Grimsby at 6.25. The Humber life-boat towed the reserve lifeboat to moorings at Royal Dock, returning to her station the following morning..