Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 9.18 p.m. on 6th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing boat with four men on board was overdue. At 9.45 the life-boat Edian Courtauld proceeded to search for the fishing vessel in the Cork Rocks, Languard Point Outer Ridge Buoy area, where the vessel was last reported to be.

There was a gentle westerly breeze and a slight sea. The tide was flooding. At 10.18 the life-boat reported that she had run into patchy fog. About a quarter of an hour later the life-boat found the fishing boat, Maid Marion, with her engine broken down, took her crew of five on board and the boat in tow. The crew of the fishing boat were given refreshment and the life-boat proceeded towards Felixstowe dock. On passage they met the owner of the Maid Marion who was searching in another boat. The rescued crew and the boat were handed over to the owner and the life-boat returned to her station at midnight. The owner of the Maid Marion made a donation to the Institution's Funds..