The Life-boat George Woofindin was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April to the assistance of four men in a pleasure boat off Roker. The men had gone out fishing, but when they at- tempted to return they found that the off-shore wind had increased so much that they were unable to make any headway. They then attached a white garment to an oar and waved it as a signal of distress. "When the Life-boat reached the boat they found that the four men were completely exhausted and the boat was half filled with water.

The four men were taken into the Life- boat and their craft was towed back to harbour..