On the 2nd February, in answer to the usual signals of distress, the same Life- boat proceeded in tow of the Aid, at about 9 P.M. The night was very dark and stormy, with a fresh breeze at S.E., and showers of sleet. The Aid towed the Life-boat through the Cudd channel against a heavy head sea, both steamer and Life-boat shipping quantities of water.

About 11 P.M., the position of the wreck having been made out, the Life-boat was slipped from the steamer, and making sail, reached and anchored close to the spot, but had to weigh and return to the steamer, and be towed to a fresh position, from which she again ran down to the wreck, and veered close to her. Three tremendous seas in succession then swept into the boat, carrying therefrom a man named WILLIAM WHITE, who was never afterwards seen, notwithstanding that the Life-boat immediately cut her cable, and spent the remainder of the night in using every effort to recover him, not returning to harbour till 10.30 A.M.

on the day following, when every vestige of hope had fled. During the night the Walmer and Kingsdowne Life-boats also put off to the wreck, and with the assist- ance of the "Walmer Life-boat the Aid, after daylight, got the vessel, the Norwe- gian barque Sarpsborg, off the sands, and she was ultimately taken into port..