CuIIercoats, Northumberland - At 1.33 p.m. on 12th October, 1968, a member of the crew saw a small boat fire a flare one and a half miles north east of the Tynemouth coastguard lookout. The life-boat Sir James Knott was launched at 1.50 in a south westerly gale with a moderate sea. It was low water. The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Rothsay, with four people on board, two miles east of CuIIercoats bay. The cabin cruiser - it had engine trouble - was taken in tow to Albert Edward dock. As the life-boat was leaving the dock she saw the fishing boat Tina with two adults and four children on board signalling for help. The life-boat went alongside the Tina, which had engine trouble, and took her in tow to the dock. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.5..