Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 4.15 a.m. on 2nd February, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man was severely injured on board motor fishing vessel Fertile Vale which was 15 miles east by south of Peterhead.

There was a light southerly breeze a slight sea and it was three hours after high water. The life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at 4.45 with a doctor aboard and on reaching the motor boat found that the man had died.

The life-boat returned to her station at 8.30 and was re-housed at 2.30 p.m..