During a southerly gale and in a heavy sea, on the 3rd Jan., 1869, the Yarmouth beachmen observed a vessel apparently on the Scroby Sands. The large life-boat, the Mark Lane, was at once launched and taken in that direction, but when near the ship it was seen that she was clear of the sands, and did not require the services of the life-boat. A mast was then noticed above water on the Cross Sands, and the life-boat proceeded towards it, and found that it belonged to a sunken smack, bat no persons were observed on the rigging or near the spot. The brig Elizabeth, of Blyth, was also seen on the same sand with a signal flying; but while the life-boat was on her way to her the crew left in their small boat, and were picked up by the Caister life-boat, as already stated. The life-boat was then returning to the shore, when a barque in the roads was observed to have a signal displayed.

On boarding her she was found to be in a sinking state. Her anchors and chains were then slipped, and to save the vessel she was run on the beach. The life-boat then took off part of the crew, and after some of the cargo had been thrown over- board, and the pumps had been worked, she was got off and taken into Lowestoft Harbour, with the life-boat in attendance.

She was the barque Fieremosca, of Genoa, bound from Grimsby to Alexandria, with a cargo of coals..