Three days afterwards the same Life- >oat was called out to the aid of the icrring boat British Sovereign, which had Iriven on the Annat Bank. When the jife-hoat reached her she was taking the «a heavily on the starboard quarter and pould soon have got broadside on when he would have filled with water and sunk.

"he Life-boat got near her, and took out ier anchor in a S.Eosterly direction which ept her stern on to the sea. Eventually steam-tug came out, and the Life-boat assing a line to her, she was towed ff and taken into harbour. But for the mmediate assistance of the Life-boat, the ix fishermen would undoubtedly have een drowned, as no ordinary boat could ave approached them with safety..