Humber, Yorkshire - At 9.20 a.m.

on 13th April, 1969, the coastguard reported that two red flares had been sighted off Donna Nook. The lifeboat City of Bradford HI was launched at 9.28 in a fresh north westerly wind with a moderate sea.

It was one hour before low water.

The life-boat found the fishing boat Elaine drifting in broken water oneand a half miles south west of the Haile sand buoy. Her engine had broken down. Before the life-boat closed with the Elaine a helicopter winched two of the crew of six from the fishing boat. A line was made fast and the fishing boat was taken in tow with the remainder of her crew on board to Grimsby and berthed at noon. As the tide was unsuitable for rehousing the life-boat, she remained at Grimsby until 2 p.m., returning to her station at 2.45..