On the 11th February, the Yarmouth surf life-boat went off in reply to signals of distress from a vessel on the North Beach. A heavy gale was blowing from the S.S.E. at the time. When the life- boat arrived alongside, the sea was making a clean breach over the ship, and it was with great difficulty that the crew of 9 men were rescued. The vessel proved to be the barque Reliance, of Whitby, bound from Middlesborough to Dieppe with coals.