Blyth, Northumberland. At 2.30 p.m. on I3th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that three cobles fishing off Coquets were in difficulty owing to a deterioration in weather conditions. The life-boat Winston Churchill (Civil Service No. 8) was launched at 2.55 in a near gale from the south-south-east and a very rough sea.

It was three hours after high water.

After two cobles had entered the harbour safely the life-boat proceeded out towards the coble Mary Robinson. She made contact with her at 3.38 and escorted her back to harbour arriving at 4.15. The life-boat was finally housed at 8 p.m..