Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 11.55 a.m. on 2Oth March, 1966, a small rowing boat with two people on board was reported in difficulties with a broken oar one mile east of Tynemouth. At 11.59 the IRB launched in a fresh gusting to strong south westerly breeze and slight swell. The tide was flooding.

The small boat was towed up river to the pilot jetty. A pilot cutter contacted the IRB crew and informed them a boat of the same type was missing. The IRB searched the area but could find no trace of the missing boat. On reaching her station at 1.48 p.m. a further check revealed that the reported missing boat was in fact the one that the IRB had towed in..