A LONG SEARCH At 1.42 p.m. on sist October, 1965, the fishing vessel Fair Adventure was reported by the coastguard to have requested an escort as all her navigational aids had ceased to function eight miles east of the Sea Gem oil rig. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 2.46 in a south-westerly storm force wind and a very rough sea. It was low water.

The life-boat searched an area east of the oil rig, assisted by two other vessels.

The Fair Adventure was eventually found forty-nine miles north-east of Spurn by a Shackleton aircraft of Coastal Command. The life-boat went to this position and at 12.45 a-m- found the fishing vessel being escorted by the cargo vessel Owl. The life-boat escorted both vessels until the Humber lightvessel was reached. The Owl then proceeded on passage while the life-boat continued to escort the Fair Adventure to Grimsby, arriving at 9.30 p.m. The coxswain decided in view of the weather conditions to remain overnight at Grimsby, and the life-boat returned to her station at 10 a.m. the next day..