During a strong gale, on the night of the 3rd November, the ship Grand Bonny, of Liverpool, went ashore opposite the Waterloo Coast Guard Station.

She exhibited blue-lights and other signals of distress, and on their being observed, the Willie and Arthur tubular life-boat promptly went off to her through a heavy sea, and, at the earnest request of the Master, remained alongside all night in readiness to save the crew should the ship go to pieces, which, however, was fortunately not the case, and at low water the vessel was left high and dry..