On 22nd September, during a strong S.S.E. gale, the Bobert FitzStephens Life-boat was launched in answer to signals of distress from the schooner Violet, of Arklow, which was at anchor off Oourtown. On arrival alongside, the coxswain found that owing to the gale and heavy sea one of the vessel's cables had carried away and that the remaining anchor was dragging. There were three men on board, and as they feared the schooner would be driven ashore and wrecked, they were taken into the Life-boat and landed. The vessel fortunately rode out the gale..