During a strong breeze from the S.S.E., a thick fog, and a heavy sea, on the 15th March, signal guns were heard in the direction of the Middle Cross Sand Lightship.

The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was launched at 8.30 A.M., and found the full-rigged ship Andromeda, of Geestemunde, bound from Bremen for New York, in ballasir, stranded on the sand, lying in the full breach of the sea with her mainmast gone and two boats hanging on to a rope at the jibboon end with thirteen men in them. With some difficulty a rope was got to them; they were towed by the Life-boat out of the surf to a buoy, and some of the Life-boatmen were put on board to take care of them.

Efforts were then made time after time to rescue three men who were on board the ship, the Life-boat's anchor being shifted again and again but without success, and at high water the sea was so heavy that the boat was compelled to lay off and suspend her endeavours for a time, the seas continually breaking over the ship and boat. A steam tug having arrivedduring these operations, the two boats were taken to Yarmouth, and the steamer afterwards returned to the ship. Just as night was coming on another effort to save the three men was made, and with the aid of the tug the Life-boat managed to get into position to drop down, let go her anchor, and bare down to the ship. A rope was then got on board, and by great skill and care, each man watching his chance, at a word from the Coxswain, came down into the boat, over which the heavy seas were washing in all directions.

The anchor was then picked up as quickly as possible, and the boat was towed into Yarmouth Harbour. The master of the vessel, who had his face badly cut and had received other injuries, was taken to Yarmouth Hospital, and the Life-boat men were so thoroughly drenched and tired that they remained at Yarmouth during the night, and returned to their station in tow of a steam tug on the following morning..