ILFRACOMBE.—On the 27th May, 1894, the coastguard reported to the coxswain of the Life-boat that a dismasted vessel was lying off Heale Bay, nearly half a mile from the point. A moderate breeze was blowing from N.N.W., the weather was equally and the sea rough. At 6.30 A.M.

the Life-boat Co-operator No. 2 was launched, and on reaching the vessel found she was the pilot cutter Excel, of Cardiff. The Life-boat remained by her until, having rigged up a jury mast and weighed her anchor, she safely entered the harbour.

DONNA NOOK, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the morning of the 27th May information was received that a vessel in the vicinity of Haile Sand was firing signals of distress.

The crew of the Life-boat Richard were summoned, and at 4.30 the boat was launched. The rocket apparatus had been brought into requisition and communication with the vessel had been effected, but her crew refused to make use of it. On reaching the ship, the s.s.

Arthur, of North Shields, bound from Dunkirk for Blyth in ballast, the Life- boat men were requested by the master to remain by him, and they accordingly did so for about two hours, when, the gale increasing and the seas breaking over the vessel, which was lying broadside on in a very dangerous position, it was considered expedient to leave her. The master and crew—eighteen men in all—therefore got into the Life-boat and were taken safely ashore.

ST, ANDREWS.—A yawl returning from fishing in the bay on the 27th May found herself unable to enter the harbour owing to a heavy surf; she therefore anchored about half a mile from the pier. As the friends of the fishermen were anxious about their safety, the Life-boat Louisa was launched, went to their assistance, and brought the three men safely ashore.

About two hours afterwards the Life-boat again went out to the boat, taking the three men back to her, and assisted to bring her into the harbour.

BROADSTAIRS.—A message by telephone was received from the North Sand Head Light-vessel on the 27th May, reporting a vessel ashore on the Goodwin Sands.

A moderate gale of wind was blowing from the N.N.E., there was a heavy sea on the sands, and the weather was thick, with squalls of rain. At 2 P.M. the Life- boat Christopher Waud, Bradford, was launched and found the stranded vessel was the three-masted schooner Suomi, of Luvia, timber-laden, and carrying a crew of nine men. She was full of water and the heavy seas were breaking over her.

Efforts were at once made to save the ship, and with the help of the Ramsgate steam-tug this was accomplished. She was got off the sands and taken into Ramsgate Harbour.

PORT PATRICK.—On the 2nd June, while a moderate wind was blowing from the E.N.E. and a rough sea was running, the Life-boat Civil Service No. 3, was launched at 10.30 A.M., with a view of carrying out the usual quarterly practice.

On arriving outside the harbour she, was hailed by the master of the schooner Volusia, of Stranraer, who stated that he was in need of assistance as the vessel was leaking badly. Two of the Life-boat's crew were put on board to help at the pumps, the Life-boat remaining by herand assisting her into the harbour by means of a tow-rope. She was on a voyage from Troon for Drumore with a cargo of coal, and carried a crew of three men.

GORLESTON.—The dandy Ferry Boat, of Great Yarmouth, bound on a mackerel fishing voyage, stranded on the South Scroby Sand in thick weather, a rough sea, and a strong wind from N.E. by N., on the 7th Jane. She showed a signal of distress, and at 4.45 P.M. the Life-boat Mark Lane was launched, and proceeded to her assistance. Owing to the broken water on the sand, the Life-boat anchored to windward of the vessel, veered down to her, got a line from her, and at the master s request, remained by to see whether or not she would float when the tide flowed. When the water rose she got off the sand and was able to resume her journey. She had a crew of eight men on board.

On the 2nd August the dandy Fraternite, of Fecamp,, whilst beating through the roads, collided with a steamer and was commencing to sink. Her crew took to their boat and were picked up by a shrimping boat and taken to Yarmouth. The Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat Leicester put off at 8.30, and with the assistance of the crew of another boat, succeeded by means of pumping and baling in taking the Fraternite into Yarmouth harbour, but she was nevertheless full of water when placed upon the hard.

On the 24th October the dandy Sun- beam, of Lowestoft, bound on a fishing voyage, grounded on the South Scroby Sand, in a moderate S. by W. gale, and a very heavy sea. A steam-tug was in the vicinity at the time, but finding herself unable to render assistance at once steamed to Gorleston to obtain the help of a Life-boat. The No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was already afloat when the steamer arrived—the casualty having been ob- served from the shore — was towed to windward of the vessel, anchored, wore alongside 'and took off the crew of nine men. While doing so a tremendous sea broke over the vessel and swept the mast- head and gaff—the mast having broken off under the eyes of the tigging—across the Life-boat's cable. The grapnel rope was speedily improvised as a spring to sheer the boat clear of the wreckage, and then had to be cut, entailing the loss of the boat's anchor, cable, &c. The boat also received damage by being dashed against the vessel.

and STAITHES. — On the 13th June several cobles belonging to Staithes were overtaken by stormy weather and a strong sea while they were engaged in fishing. Some of the boats ran for Staithes, and others made for Runswick.

At 3.45 A.M. the Runswick Life-boat Cape of Good Hope was launched to assist some of the boats, and at 4 o'clock the Life -boat Jonathan Stott put off and rendered help to the other boats.

NORTH SUNDERLAND. — The Longstone Lighthouse signalled early on the morning of the 14th June that a vessel was in distress. At 1.35 the Life-boat Thomas Bewick was launched and found the barque Fortnim of Arendal, laden with battens, had drifted with the tide, there being but little wind, and struck on the Wyms, one of the Fame islands. The Life-boat men assisted to get the vessel off the rocks, and with the help of a steam-tug, which came up while this was being effected, she was taken to Berwick, for which port she was bound, arriving at 7 P.M. The state of the tide, however, prevented her from being taken into the harbour, and they therefore had to wait until the afternoon of the 16th, when there was sufficient depth of water to enable this to be accomplished. A heavy sea was running, and the vessel lost her rudder and stern-post from the continued bumping on the rocks when she struck. She was manned by a crew of ten hands.

PORTH RHUHFTYDD, ANGELSEY. — On the morning of the 22nd June the coxswain of the Life-boat received intelligence that a steamer was ashore S.E. of the Life-boat station. The weather at the time was thick, a moderate wind was Wowing from the S.W., and there was a moderate sea.

At 5.30 the Life -boat Norbnry was launched, and found the stranded vessel was the s.s, Mersey, of and for Liverpool, from Dunkirk, with a cargo of sugar.

The Life-boat took out an anchor, but as the flood tide made the sea increased, and the vessel, which struck heavily on the rocks, filled with water, and by 11.30 was completely submerged. Her crew of thirteen men were landed by means of ladders from the shore to the rocks.

On the 12th October a vessel was reported to have ran on the Eamon roots.

The crew of the Life-boat Norbury were at once summoned, and at 6 A.M. the boat was on her way to the vessel, which was found to be the Norwegian barque Eugenie, laden with log - wood and manned by a crew of eleven hands. At the request of the master some of the Life-boat men boarded the ship, and with their help she was got off the rocks and was enabled to resume her voyage. A moderate S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was smooth, but the weather was thick.

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RAMSGATE,—A message was received by telephone from the Goodwin Light-vessel on the morning of the 24th July, stating that a vessel was ashore on the North Goodwin Sands. At 10 o'clock the Life- boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug John Batey, left the harbour and reached the vessel, the barque Hans This of Kit or, laden with pit-props. The vessel's tow-rope was attached to the tug, and for about an hour efforts were made to tow her afloat, the crew of the Life-boat and the ship's crew during that time jettisoning the deck load in order to lighten her.

Ultimately she was got off the sand, and was taken to an anchorage in the Downs.

She was bound for Newport, and had a crew of nine men.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—A dense fog was experienced here on the 24th July, accompanied by rain, thunder and much lightning. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the fog cleared, and disclosed a vessel just striking the inside of the Barber Sand. The Caister No. 2 Life- boat Beauchamp was launched, sailed to the spot, and found the brigantine Navigator, of and for Lowestoft, coal ladtjn from Hartlepool, and having a crew of five men, hard on the sand and rolling heavily, the sea being very rough. The proffered services of the Life-boat men were accepted, and with their assistance the vessel was got afloat. Owing to the narrowness of the channel in which she was then lying it was necessary to bring her up until midnight, when the wind shifted and it then became practicable to sail her out round the north end of the sand through the Cockle Gatway into Yarmouth Boads. A tug was then engaged and the vessel was towed to Lowestoft, the Life-boat accompanying her.

FRASERBURH.—On the 15th August about two hundred of the fishing-boats put to sea, but as weather was threaten- ing the remaining six hundred boats did not venture out. Towards night the wind increased until it attained the force of a gale, and great excitement prevailed at the harbour, on the piers of which thousands of spectators were assembled, in consequence of the risk incurred by the boats- returning to port. This excitement reached its climax at about eleven o'clock, when flare-up lights were seen in the bay. The Life-boat Anna Maria Lee was launched, proceeded in the direction in which the flares were seen and found they were shown by the lugger Dayspring, which had lost her rudder.

The Life-boat attached to the boat a long cable with which she is specially provided for such purposes, and the other end being taken by the Life-boat to the breakwater, a crowd of willing helpers soon hauled at the rope and pulled the fishing-boat alongside the pier, her crew of six men being thus enabled to land in safety. Happily no loss of life befel the fishermen who were out in these boats, but serious damage was done to their gear.

SHERRINGHAM.—A rough sea sprung up on the evening of the 16th August, and about fifteen or twenty fishing-boats were placed in danger. At 5,15 the Life-boat William Bennett was launched, eight minutes sufficing to get her afloat, took the crews out of their boats, and landed them at about 8 o'clock. The boats were anchored outside the breakers, and were brought ashore when the tide ebbed late at night.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—The barque Ceres, of Ronne, bound from Cronstadt for Berwick with a cargo of battens, in trying to enter the harbour, on the evening of the 24th August, struck on the bar and was driven by the heavy seas on Spittal Beach, where she rolled and struck heavily. The Life-boat John and Janet off to her assistance at 4.45, being manned and launched with commendable promptitude, took off her crew of nine men, and landed them safely at 5.30.

LLANAELHAIARN, CARNARVONSHIRE,— The fishing boat Annie Jones, of Carnarvon, was seen in great danger about two or three miles from land, in squally weather, on the 24th August. Her main- sail was torn to pieces; she was drifting out to sea, and in all probability, in the absence of help, she would have sunk and her crew of two men would have been drowned. At about 6.30 P.M. the Life- boat Cyprian was launched and brought the boat and her two occupants safely ashore.

GREAT YARMOUTH.—Flares and rockets having been observed in the roadstead while a strong N. to N.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, on the 8th September, the Life-boat John Burch was launched at 9.35 P.M. and proceeded in the direction in which the signals had been shown. The ketch Sir Garnet, of Goole, bound from London for Berwick with a cargo of cement, was found in a sinking condition and lying at anchor close by was a Belgian training-ship, which hailed the Life-boat, and reported that she had on board the other vessel's crew of four men, also the master's wife and three children. The two vessels had been in collision. The ketch sank while the Life-boat was out, and the eight persons were taken from the training-ship into the Life-boat and landed at 11 P.M.

SCARBOROUGH.—On the morning of the 28th September several Scotch fi hing- boats were making for the harbour in a moderate gale from the N.E. and a heavy sea. As it was apparent that danger would be incurred by them in entering the harbour the Life-boat Queensbury was launched at 8 o'clock, and remained near the pier end until all the boats were in safety.

WHITHORN.—A vessel having been re- potted dismasted in Wigtown Bay on the 9th October, the Life-boat Henry and John Leighton was launched at'3.10 P.M., being in the water in ten minutes from the time the signals were fired to summon the crew, and proceeded with all speed to the vessel. She was the smack Ellen, of Beaumaris, coal laden, and carrying a crew of two men. Some of the Life-boat men boarded her, assisted to clear away wreckage, and then towed her to Gorleston.

HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. — The schooner Thomas Mason, of Beaumaris, stranded on the West Hoyle bank in a W.N.W. wind, misty weather, and a choppy sea on the 14th October. At 8.30 A.M. the Life-boat proceeded to her, and remained by her until high water, but as she did not float her crew decided to throw out her cargo of coal, with the view of getting her off at the next tide. Arrangements were made that if they required the services of the Life-boat, they should signal for her, and the boat returned ashore. A good look out was kept, and at 10.55 the Life-boat again went out, a message from Helbre Island having been received, reporting that the vessel had moved about a hundred yards, that all her sails had been taken down, with the exception of the topsail, which was fluttering about in the wind and that she appeared to be sinking.

When the boat arrived the schooner had sunk, and her crew of two men and a boy were in the rigging. They were taken into the Life-boat and landed soon after midnight.

ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK,—The Life-boat Aldeburgh was launched at 9.45 A.M. on the 20th October to the assistance of three fishing-boats which were making for the shore, and would evidently encounter considerable danger, as a rough sea was breaking. The Life-boat took two of the boats in tow, and the third one proceeded round Orfordness to Shingle Street. In response to signals and a message received by telephone on the 25th October the Life-boat Aldeburgh was launched at 1.30 A.M. and sailed to the Shipwash Sand.

The barque Giusto, of Trieste, bound from Sundswall for Cape Town, laden with wood, was found near the Shipwash. light-vessel. She had been on the Inner Gabbard Sand, had cut away her masts, and was in a very dangerous position, water-logged, and drifting towards the Shipwash Sands. The Life-boat rendered all possible assistance, and with the aid of a steam-tug the vessel was taken to Harwich, where she arrived at 6.30 P.M.