Humber, Yorkshire - At 7.53 a.m.

on 6th February, 1967, news was receivedreceived that there was a sick man on the Dowsing lightvessel who needed to be taken ashore. The life-boat City of Bradford HI was launched at 8.45 with a doctor on board. There was a strong west south westerly wind and a rough sea.

It was low water. The doctor was transferred to the lightvessel and together with the patient returned to the life-boat at 12.40 p.m. The doctor and the patient were conveyed to Spurn by the life-boat arriving at 4.35..