At midnight on the 18th December large flares were seen in the direction of the Barber Sand. A yawl went out and sailed to the sand, but meanwhile, as the flares continued to burn and the Cockle lightship fired guns and rockets, the Lifeboat Godsend also put off, it being feared that the yawl might be unable to reach the vessel. On arriving at the sand, the dandy James Garfield, of Ipswich, laden with coal and carrying a crew of four men, was found riding on the outer edge of the sand. The Life-boat remained by the vessel, which had been on the sand and smashed her rudder, and accompanied her into Yarmouth Harbour..