Teesmouth, Yorkshire. At 7.20 on the evening of the 29th November, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secretary he had received a message that a boat was overdue from Gray's shipyard. She had last been seen at 3.45, and after further enquiries had been made the life-boat Sarah Jane and James Season was launched at 8.10 in a moderate westerly wind and a slight sea. It was nearly high water. The coxswain made for Gray's shipyard at Seaton Snook to learn what he could of the boat's movements. On the passage to Seaton Snook a fire was seen, and on going to investigate the life- boat found the missing boat aground in the river Tees. The one man aboard had set fire to some petrol to attract attention. The man was taken on board the life-boat and two of the life-boat's crew went aboard the boat aground, which was the motor launch Grey Falcon. The life-boat towed her into deep water and continued to tow her to the shipyard. The life-boat reached her station at 10.12..