Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 11.20 on the morning of the 18th June, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a flare had been seen off Redcar. A fresh south-westerly wind was blowing with a moderate sea. At 12.5 the life-boat The Sarah Jane and James Season was launched on an ebbing tide. On reaching the position given the life-boat found the converted ship's boat Samartha with her engine broken down. Just before the life-boat arrived a large coble had come close alongside the Samartha, and her crew of four had been able to jump on board the coble. The life-boat put one of her crew on board the abandoned Samartha and towed her to Paddy's Hole, escort- ing the coble at the same time. The life- boat returned to her station at 2.15 that afternoon..