Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 10.20 a.m. on 13th October, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat had fired red flares two miles off the harbour.

At 10.39 the life-boat Tynesider was launched in a strong west south westerly wind with a choppy sea. The tide was ebbing. The life-boat came up with the motor boat Try adrift with four people on board. The four were taken on board the life-boat which then took the motor boat in tow to North Shields. After the rescued people had been put back on board the motor boat, the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 12.30p.m..