Shortly before noon on the 7th December the coastguard reported that a schooner, anchored about three quarters of a mile from the shore, had parted one of her cables and was driving towards the land. The crew of the Life-boat Eichard and Sarah were promptly assembled and the boat launched. On reaching the vessel ifc was found that the cable had not parted, but as such an eventuality was possible and would be disastrous, the Life-boat took off the crew of four hands and landed them. The captain of the vessel, however, declined to go ashore. The vessel was the schooner Berthe Marie, of Brest.

Fortunately for the captain the anchors of the vessel held, and next day the Life-boat was employed to put the crew on board again. The crew, however, were unable to get the vessel's anchors up, and the captain had to avail himself of the help of the crew of the Life-boat to do so. As the wind was then favourable for him he proceeded up Channel, and the Life-boat returned to her station..