Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties off Skinningrove. At 4.30 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched on an ebbing tide. There was a moderate south-westerly breeze and a rough sea. The life-boat searched the area with the help of a helicopter and eventually came up with the fishing boat, which had a small coaster stand- ing by. The crew of two of the fish- ing boat were taken aboard the life- boat, which then towed the fishing boat to Redcar before returning to her station at ten o'clock..