Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 3.25 p.m. on 22nd September, 1965, the motor mechanic reported that a dinghy had capsized in the estuary and that her crew were having difficulty in baling her out. At 3.39 the mechanic reported that the dinghy had capsized again near the end of the North Pier and that her three crew were in the water and were unable to regain the boat to bale her out.

At 3.44 the IRB went out and took aboard two of the dinghy's crew of three. The remaining crew member stayed on board the dinghy to bale her out whilst the IRB towed the boat towards the shore.

During the tow a sailing dinghy took one of the dinghy's crew off the IRB and landed her. The crew member on board the dinghy was unable to make any progress baling her out and so he was transferred to the IRB, which returned to her station at 4.30 p.m..