On the night of the 10th June, signals from the Newarp, Cockle, and St.

Nicholas Lightships indicating a vessel in distress were observed from Caister.

The surf Life-boat Godsend was launched, and proceeded in tow of a steam-tug, which had been fetched from Yarmouth, to the Newarp Lightship. On arriving there the captain, pilot, and 12 of the crew of the ship McNear, of Boston, U.S., were found to have taken refuge there ontheir vessel stranding on Hammond's Knoll, the remainder of the crew having been rescued by a passing ship. The 14 men were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed at Yarmouth. Meanwhile the Caister large Life-boat, the Mincing Lane, proceeded under sail, and came up with the ship, which had floated off the sand and was in charge of 3 Norwegians from a schooner near her, 3 Southwold pilots, and 1 of their men. With the joint assistance of these men and the Life-boat crew the vessel, which was on a voyage from Shields to Bombay with a cargo of coal, was taken safely into port..