Scarborough, Yorkshire. At noon on ist November, 1965, the weather was rapidly deteriorating and two open cobles were still at sea, so the life-boat James and Catherine MacFarlane, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in a west-bynortherly storm and a rough sea, two hours after high water. The life-boat met the coble Betty Sheader just off the Castle and escorted her into the harbour, then went north and found the second coble Hilda II four miles north of the Castle.

As the life-boat was escorting her the coble's engine broke down and she was taken in tow. The engine was later restarted and the Hilda II escorted to harbour. The life-boat returned to her station at 1.35 p.m..