Again, on the 11th January last, the Ramsgate life-boat went out in tow of the steam-tug Vulcan to the rescue of the crew of the schooner Zephyr, of Banff, which was totally wrecked on the north part of the Goodwin Sands. The wind was strong from S.S.W. at the time the boat started, and afterwards shifted to a heavy gale from N.E. The vessel was found on her beam ends, with her crew standing on her broad- side. A boat belonging to the lugger Champion, of Ramsgate, was alongside, taking the men off one by one. When all were on board, the boat was pulled to the southward, the tug and life-boat proceeding in the same direction to meet them. Find- ing there was too much sea for the lugger's boat, the crew made signals for the life-boat to come to them. The life-boat then made sail, and crossed the Sand through a very confused and heavy sea in the sight of the North Sand Head. At this moment it blew a terrific gale, with hard squalls.

After much difficulty the life-boat was placed alongside the small boat, and the crew of 6 men were taken on board, and afterwards brought safely into Ramsgate Harbour.