The Sophia of Rostock was wrecked on the North Gar off the mouth of the River Tees, with the loss of the Captain.

The Seaton Carew lifeboat Charlotte was first able to rescue eight from the brig Mayflower, wrecked on the East Gar Sands.

The crew of the sloop Welland, driven ashore en route to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, were rescued on 14 November.

[5][6][7] In a north east gale on 11 March 1883, the Norwegian schooner Atlas of Drammen, bound for Sunderland with a cargo of ice, had refused a tow by the Shields steam-tug, but had subsequently been blown into Hartlepool Bay.

Taken in tow by the Hartlepool steam tug, the line had parted twice, and even with her anchor dropped, she was driven onto Longscar Rocks.

Coxswain Henry Hood was subsequently awarded the Albert Medal, Second Class (Bronze) by H.M. Queen Victoria.

[8][9][10] Just after 06:00 on 31 January 1907, the steamship Clavering of London stranded on the North Gare breakwater, just after leaving Middlesbrough.

The Seaton Carew lifeboat Charles Ingleby (ON 131), on loan to the station from Hartlepool, launched and rescued 15.

The Hartlepool No.1 lifeboat Ilminster (ON 242) was brought by road to Seaton Carew at 17:30, and a further attempt by both boats was made later that evening, but abandoned at 02:00.

The station building is long since demolished, but the four houses remain, as shown in the picture at the head of this page.