Flamborough, Yorkshire. At 9.30 a.m. on 27th November, 1965, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the fishing coble Moss Rose was at sea in weather that was likely to deteriorate and that he wished to go to the landing to investigate. The life-boat Friendly Forester was launched at 11.45, one and a half hours before high water, in a strong northerly gale and very rough seas.

She went to a position half a mile north-east of the landing, where she found the coble in heavy seas. The Moss Rose was escorted back to the north landing, where the life-boat helpers had to stand waist deep in the sea in order to beach the coble. The life-boat was back at her station at i p.m..