At 2 A.M. on the 8th February, the steamer Shotton, of West Hartlepool, got on the rocks off Newbiggin Point. A strong breeze at S.E. was blowing, and considerable sea was on.

The Life-boat W. Hopkinson of Brighouse went off to the assistance of the stranded vessel, and by laying out an anchor astern enabled her to swing off the rocks as the tide flowed. The steamer would have gone to pieces after a very little ham- mering on such rocks. The Life-boat, by her prompt action, thus saved both the ship and her crew of 18 men..