While a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and heavy rain at intervals, on the 27th October, the Coxswain of the Lifeboat and Officer of Coastguard on the look-out observed a light from a vesselstranded on the main at Eccles. The crsw of the Reserve Life-boat temporarily placed on the station were summoned and horses were sent for.

Meanwhile two men were sent forward with life-lines. With as little delay as possible the Boat was taken on her transporting carriage along the coast to the scene of the casualty.

She was launched and with the aid of the rocket apparatus line succeeded in reaching the vessel which was the ketch Oban, of Goole, bound from London for Boston with guano. One of the crew jumped into the Life-boat, but before the other two men could do so the heavy seas carried her away from the vessel.

With the help of the rocket apparatus line two ropes were got on board the vessel, and the two men, having fastened them round their bodies, were hauled into the Boat in a greatly exhausted condition, and safely landed at 9 A.M..