Sheringham, Norfolk - At 2.6 p.m.

on 8th April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that four Sheringham crab boats were at sea in a very thick fog and might have difficulty in finding the passage back to the beach. The lifeboat James and Catherine Macfarlane, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 2.20 in a moderate sea and a light south-easterly wind. It was low water and visibility was down to 10 yards.

The life-boat proceeded to the mouth of the passage and at 2.35 the four boats were found. After passing a life-belt to each boat the coxswain advised them to wait for deeper water before attempting to get through the passage. The life-boat stood by for an hour and three-quarters, until it was deemed safe to take the boats through the passage. All the boats were beached in safety and the life-boat returned to her station at 5 o'clock..