On the even- ing of the 1st April, two soldiers were observed to be surrounded by the tide, on the North Warp Bank, about three miles from Flectwood. The Coastguard imme- diately launched their boat and went to the rescue ; they reached the men with much difficulty, against the heavy sea and strong wind blowing on shore, and found one had taken refuge on the beacon, but that the other, in attempting to attain a similar position, had been washed from it and had perished in the surf. Finding it impossible to succour the man on the beacon, they made the best of their way to the shore and assisted in launching and manning the Life-boat Edward Wasey.

After an arduous pull for three miles against wind and tide, the Life-boat suc- ceeded in taking the man from the beacon and brought him safely into Fleetwood harbour about 10 o'clock that night.

Five Fleetwood pilots had also put off in a boat to the assistance of the endangered man, but they could not reach him on account of the heavy sea, their boat being nearly swamped in the attempt, and after staying by him some time, they returned when they saw the Life-boat approaching..