Tynemouth, Northumberland. At approximately 4.17 p.m. on 30th August, 1965, while the honorary secretary was watching a dinghy race, a sailing dinghy was capsized by a squall and her two occupants thrown into the water. The sailing club rescue boat was engaged with another casualty and as there were no other boats available the IRB was launched at 4.20 in a moderate to fresh westerly breeze and smooth sea. Her crew righted the dinghy, which was then beached. Four more sailing dinghies had by then capsized in various parts of the estuary and the IRB assisted two of these.

The third dinghy was escorted until the crew regained control and the fourth was escorted until the club rescue boat could take her in tow. The IRB returned to her station at 5.18 p.m..