On the 10th August, during a moderate gale, a fishing- boat belonging to Sunderland was blown out to sea. When she was about nine miles E.N.E. of the harbour she was observed and a message was conveyed to the Life-boat authorities. In response, without loss of time, the North Dock Life-boat George Woofindin was launched and succeeded in saving the three men on board the vessel, and landed them at 10.30 P.M. The fishing-boat was abandoned..