Amble, Northumberland. At 8.50 a.m. on ist November, 1965, the coastguard warned the honorary secretary that two fishing cobles, which were overdue, might be in need of assistance.

It was decided at 10.15 to send the lifeboat Millie Walton and she went out at once in a strong south-westerly gale and a rough sea. It was one and a half hours after high water. The life-boat reached a point one and a half miles east-south-east of Coquet Island, and escorted the fishing coble Provider back to harbour. She was then called upon to stand by the fishing coble Silver Coquet and escorted her to the harbour. The life-boat reached her station at 11.20 a.m..