Alexandra
CAISTER, NORFOLK. — Signal - rockets were fired by the Wold Light-vessel on the morning of the 31st May last. The weather was squally, a strong breeze blowing from the KN.W., and there was a heavy sea. At 3 o'clock the No. 2 Lifeboat Beauchamp was launched and towed by a steam-tug to the light-vessel when she ascertained that several rockets had been seen in the direction of the Leman and Ower Sands. The Life-boat and steamer proceeded in search of the vessel in distress and fell in with a Lowestoft fishing-vessel which had taken the crew out of a barque on the Ower Sand. The Life-boat was towed to the Sand and found the vessel, the Alexandra, of and from Frederikstad for London, timber laden, about a mile outside the South Leman buoy, with some fishermen on board. Having cleared away the foreand main masts, which were hanging by the rigging over the side of the vessel, the hawser was attached to the tug and the barque was got afloat and taken to Yarmouth Eoads, the Life-boat assisting to steer her. She was afterwards taken to London and safely docked..