On the 24th September, 1871, while it •was blowing strongly from the S.E., and a heavy sea was running, a vessel at anchor on a lee shore, near Caister, ex- hibited signals of distress. The No. 1 Life-boat on that station, the Birmingham, was thereupon launched, but there was so much sea on the beach, that she was filled with water before she was got off. On reaching the vessel, which had five feet of water in her hold, and which was the schooner Angora, of Bangor, the beachmen boarded her, and with the aid of the crew succeeded in getting the water under, and a steam-tug coming up, the vessel and those on board were safely taken into Lowestoft Harbour. On their way the sloop Trafalgar, of Cley, was seen with signals of distress in the rigging. Leaving the schooner in the care of the steamer, the Life-boat men proceeded to the other vessel, and found she was in great peril, as she was leaking very fast, had lost one anchor and cable, and had only 2 men on board, one of whom had only one hand. The poor fellows were very glad to avail them- selves of the assistance of several of the Life-boat men, who cleared the sloop of water, and took her also into Lowestoft Harbour..