PARAVANE TOWED Holy Island, Northumberland. On Tuesday, 9th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an unidentified object had been seen one and a half miles north of Megstone and as the life-boat Gertrude was to launch for a routine exercise the honorary secretary said that a search would be made. The life-boat launched at i p.m. in a light south-easterly breeze and a slight sea. It was half an hour after low water.

The life-boat reached the object and it was found to be a minesweeper's paravane which was taken in tow and handed over to naval authorities. The life-boat then returned to her station at 2.30..