Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 11.55 on the morning of the 15th of August, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties one mile east of Tynemouth North Point. At 12.10 the life-boat Tynesider was launched in a slight swell. There was a strong south- westerly wind and a flood tide. The life-boat found a small open boat with two boys aged fifteen and a dog on board. The boys had been lobster fishing. Their boat was yawing and they were having difficulty in keeping the oars in the crutches. The boys and the dog were taken aboard the life-boat, which towed the small boat to Culler- coats Bay. The life-boat then returned to her station, arriving at 1.25. Re- wards to the crew, £5 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 18s..