At noon on the 28th May, the brig Scotia, of Sunderland, with flag of distress flying and mainmast gone, was ob- served in Gorton Roads, the wind blowing a hard gale from W.N.W. all the time. The Lowestoft life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeded to her, taking off her crew of six men. She had no sooner got them on board than the sloop Three Brothers, of Goole, was seen drifting on to the Gorton Sands. She was soon also reached, and her crew taken off, both crews being then landed in safety at Lowestoft.

Several other life-boats have, during the last few months, been indirectly instrumental to saving lives, by assisting vessels into port.

They have also on many occasions gone off to vessels apparently in distress, which have either got out of danger or not needed their services.