St Bees lifeboat crew faced gale-force winds, heavy rain, rough seas and poor visibility on 1 November 2010 while searching for a man 11 miles from the station. Coastguards recovered the man but the weather had got so bad it wasn’t safe to attempt passage back to St Bees. Arrangements were made to bring the B class lifeboat Joy Morris MBE back to station by road so that she’d be available if there were any more emergencies. It took over 2 hours to bring her back through the narrow country roads, on her trailer, under Police and Coastguard escort.