Boulmer, Northumberland. At 8.20 a.m. on 25th September, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that some of the local fishing cobles were still at sea in deteriorating weather conditions and might need assistance to return to the harbour over the bar. At 8.50 the lifeboat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle launched on an ebbing tide in a moderate south-easterly breeze and slight sea. She came up with the fishing coble Violet Stephenson of Boulmer about one and a half miles north of Boulmer. The coble made several attempts to enter the harbour, but was unable to enter in safety.

The life-boat then escorted her to Craster.

After standing by until the Violet Stephenson and a Craster boat had safely entered the harbour the life-boat returned to her station at 12.40 p.m..