In response to signals, the Life-boat, Henry Dundas, was launched at 1.15 A.M. on the 21st August. There was a dense fog at the time and after searching to the west- ward she proceeded to the Northern Rooks where she found the steam trawler, Grassholm, of South Shields, at anchor. Whilst bound for Cardiff in,the fog with a cargo of fish she had stranded on the rocks, but when the Life-boat reached her she had been warped off.

As she was leaking badly and the sea was gaining on the pumps, the Coxswain was engaged to try and save her and at 5.30 A.M. he brought her successfully into harbour..