At 4.20 p.m. on 2nd July, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Dutch trawler Pollux had a mine on board. She was making for the Tyne and a R.N. bomb and mine disposal party were on their way from Rosyth.

The life-boat Tynesider was launched at 10.5 in a moderate north north westerly wind and a slight sea. It was low water.

The officer in charge asked the coxswain to put his men aboard the Pollux, take off all her crew, and cruise at a safe distance until the mine was made safe. The lifeboat stood off until the detonator had been removed and then escorted the trawler into North Shields where her crew assisted in off-loading the mine. The lifeboat escorted the Pollux down river to the sea, and returned to her station at I o'clock next morning..