North Sunderland, Northumberland.

At 12.2 p.m. on 2ist September, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized in Newton Bay and that two people were believed to be on board. At 12.5 the IRB launched in a fresh gusting to strong south-westerly breeze and slight sea. She found a dinghy with a crew of three. A helicopter was in attendance.

The dinghy was taken in tow and her crew transferred to the M.F.V. Children's Friend. The IRB returned to her station at i.20 p.m. It was found later that the M.F.V. Flourish had picked up five people from the capsized yacht reported in distress by the coastguard, and that the dinghy, which the IRB found and assisted, was the sailing club rescue boat. It had gone to the assistance of the yacht when it had been reported that her engine had failed..