Boulmer, Northumberland - At 8.55 a.m. on 8th April, 1966, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that the coble Providence of Boulmer was late in returning. The sea in the harbour mouth was increasing and visibility was poor owing to fog and drizzle. The life-boat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle was therefore launched at 9.5 in a light easterly wind and a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing. She came up with the Providence at 9.25 and escorted her into harbour..