On the 16th April, while a moderate gale was blowing from S. by W. with a rough sea, the trawler Ethel, of Great Yarmouth, anchored about 1J miles N.

of the harbour awaiting the tide. When the flood tide had made she got under weigh, but had only passed a third of the distance across the roads when the whole of her canvas was blown away. The coxswain of the Life-boat was informed of this and the Mark Lane was promptly launched. On reaching the cutter, it was found she had water in her nearly up to the thwarts. Two of the Life-boat men, each with a life-line attached to his waist, and each taking with him a bucket, jumped into her, saved her from foundering by baling her, and ultimately brought the boat, which had only one man on board, safely into port..