Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.30 a.m.

on 5th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the superintendent coxswain that there was a seriously sick seaman on board the m.v. Dryburgh who required medical attention. There was a light southerly wind with a slight sea. It was one hour and a half before low water. The life-boat City of Bradford HI launched at 10.50 with a doctor on board and came up with the Dryburgh half a mile east of Spurn lightvessel at 11.20. The doctor transferred to the vessel, and at about this time a trawler hailed the life-boat to report that two men had been lost overboard from the trawler St. Romanus at about 10.30. The life-boat proceeded to this vessel and carried out a search of the area in conjunction with trawlers and a helicopter from R.A.F. Leconfield without success. After the search was abandoned the life-boat embarked the doctor and patient from the Dryburgh and conveyed them to Grimsby. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 3.15 p.m..