Soon after midday on the 5th August information reached the Coxs-wain of the Life-boat Richard Cresswell that a man was adrift I in the river in a small boat with only I one oar. There was a strong offshore breeze at the time, and the boat was I being quickly driven into danger. With great promptness the Life-boat was launched, and succeeded in picking her up and rescuing the man at the entrance to the river. The rescue was most opportune, as in a very short time the boat would have drifted far out into the bay and owing to her size, would probably have been swamped..