crew of six men.

At 6.30 P.M.-, on the 23rd June, during a N.E. wind, and a heavy sea, the s.

Holmside, of London, was seen standing for the Cockle Gat, with a flag in her rigging. The No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, was at once launched, and sailed the vessel. On reaching her, the master reported that a large, full-rigged ship was ashore on the Hasborough Sands. The Life-boat obtained the services of a steamr tug, which towed her to the sand, the boat was then cast off, and sailing towards the vessel over the sands through heavy seas, let go her anchor, but was unable veer down to the ship; her anchor was therefore weighed, sails were again set, another attempt was made, and having succeeded in getting a rope from the vessel, the boat was enabled to get alongside and rescue the crew, consisting of twenty-seven men, considerable difficulty being experienced in getting them into the boat on account of the heavy sea.

Great care and skill had then to be shown by the Life-boat men in getting up their anchor and sailing clear of the broken water, having to cross the sand again the west side; this, however, was safely accomplished, and the rescued crew were put on board the tug and taken to Yarmouth, the master of the vessel remaining in the Life-boat and being safely landed at Caister. Previous to the arrival of the Life-boat an attempt had been made to get away in one of the ship's boats; but was dashed to pieces at once. Thestranded vessel was the Tay, of Glasgow, bound from Middlesbrough for Melbourne with a cargo of iron. She became a total wreck..