BOYS RESCUED Humber, Yorkshire. At 2.7 a.m. on 2nd January, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a boat from a pilot vessel with two boys on board had broken down, was unlit and drifting up river. At 2.35 the life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched and proceeded to search for the missing vessel. There was a strong west-northwest breeze and moderate sea. It was two hours and a half before high water.

While searching a light was seen flashing in the direction of Haile Sand. On investigation the light was seen to be from another boat from the pilot vessel returning to report that they had found the two boys ashore on Haile Sand, but could not get in to rescue them because of the shallow water and swell. However the life-boat closed in, and a line was fired across to the two boys to which a tow rope was connected. The rope was made fast to the boat's stern. By now the lifeboat was bumping very heavily on the bottom but with the help of the second boat the first boat with the two boys aboard was towed back to the pilot vessel.

The boys had been in a dangerous position not far from an old war wreck, a mile off the beach. The life-boat reached her station at 4.55..