Word came on 7 April that a dog was in trouble off Dynamite quay, St Ives – and that a man was about to try to rescue it. The tide was rushing out of the estuary, making any such attempt by a swimmer extremely dangerous. When the D class lifeboat Colin Bramley Parker reached him, the man had rescued the dog but had then become trapped himself and was clinging to the quay wall. The Helm brought the lifeboat close to the wall and the man was able to jump in and return to safety.