On the 24th March, intelligence having been received that a barque was ashore on the Kentish Knock Sand, and that a shipwrecked crew were on board the Knock Lightship, which is about twenty-six miles from Ramsgate, the Life-boat Bradford and steam-tug Aid proceeded out to the Sand.

A fresh E. gale was blowing and the sea was heavy at the time. On arriving near, a barque was observed driving over the Long Sand. The Life-Boat was slipped and sailed towards the vessel, which was found to be waterlogged and abandoned.

She then sailed to the tug and was taken in tow to the lightship, steered alongside, and with great difficulty, on account of the heavy sea, succeeded in taking off a shipwrecked crew of 8 men and a lad. The master stated that the barque which had been seen was their vessel, which hadstruck on the Galloper Sands at 8 P.M. on the previous day. They had left her at 11 o'clock on the same night, and after being 4 hours in the boat, made for the lightship, but, unfortunately, in attempting to get on board, one man was drowned, their boat having been swamped alongside.

The Life-boat and tug then proceeded back to the harbour, arriving at 10 P.M.

The vessel was the barque Lina, of Tonsberg, Norway, bound from Porsgrund to London, with a cargo of deals and battens..