HARWICH.—Kockets were fired by the Cork and Sank light-vessels on the morning of the 17th January while snow was falling and the wind was blowing in squalls from the S. accompanied by a moderate sea. The Life-boat Springwell was launched at 7,30., made for the Cork light-ship, and on her way there was picked up by the steam-tug Merrimac, which kindly took her in tow. On arriving at the Cork light-vessel it was found that their signals had been made in response to those of the Sunk, and on proceeding there it was ascertained that they were answering the Longsand lightship.

The Life-boat was then towed to the last-named vessel and found that she had a shipwrecked crew of eighteen men on board, their ship, the s.s. Helsingor, of Elsinore, having stranded and sunk. The men were taken into the Life-boat, which was towed back to Harwich, arriving there at about 2.30 P.M..