During the same fierce gale, on 9th July, the Life-boat at Totland Bay was called out. Shortly after midnight the Brooke Station reported that its Boat was being launched, and at 1.35 another message was received that a vessel three or four miles off Brooke was making signals of distress, but that it was found impossible, as yet, to launch the Brooke Boat. It was decided to launch the Totland Bay Boat alone, but such was the force of the wind that only a few of the Crew heard the signal fired, and the rest had to be summoned by messenger. The Boat was afloat just after three, but no trace of the vessel could be found. Nor, so fierce was the gale, did the Coxswain think that it would be possible to beat back to Totland Bay in face of it. Instead, he decided to take the Boat right round the island, a distance of over sixty miles.

This was successfully done, Totland Bay being kept informed by the various places round the coast at which the Boat was sighted, and eventually reached her station again at five in the evening, having been afloat in a whole gale for fourteen hours. In recognition of the fact that it was a long and arduous service the Committee voted the Coxswain and each member of the Crew an additional monetary award..