Early on the morning of the 14th September the coxswain received a telephone message from the coastguard that a vessel was in distress east of the look-out. A strong northerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and it was raining.

The motor life-boat Agnes Cross was launched at 5.20 A.M. and found the vessel to be the motor trawler Flag Jack, of Lowestoft, returning from the fishing grounds with a crew of seven. Her engine was out of order and she was waterlogged. She had grounded on one of the outer banks and in getting off had holed herself rather badly. At the master's request the life-boat stood by until a tug arrived. The tug took the trawler in tow and beached her, the life-boat keeping alongside all the time.

The life-boat arrived back at her station at 7.30 A.M.—Rewards, £20 185. 6d..