On the 23rd August the Life-boat was launched at 2 A.M. to the assistance of the fishing-boat Agnes and Ann, of St. Andrews, which was lying at anchor waiting for daylight and the tide to enable her to enter the harbour. As a gale of wind was blowing from the N.E. it was judged expedient to take out the Life-boat in case any accident should befall the fishermen.

Two of the Life-boat men were put on board the boat, and assisted her crew to bring her safely into port. She was returning from the herring fishery when she was overtaken by the storm, and had tried successively to enter Montrose and Arbroath harbours, but the sea was too heavy to allow her to do so..