Humber, Yorkshire. At 11.55 P-mon gth February, 1966, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a trawler was aground near Spurn lighthouse and required assistance. The life-boat City of Bradford III was launched at 12.10 in a south by east gale force wind and a very rough sea, two hours before low water. The life-boat proceeded to the position of the vessel in distress and stood by until the trawler Northards refloated on the flooding tide and then took her in tow into Grimsby. The life-boat returned to her station at 8.45..