On the morning of the 25th February signals of distress were seen in the direction of the Mid Scroby Sand. A heavy sea was running at the time, and a strong wind was blowing from the N. The Lifeboat Beauchamp was launched at about 3 o'clock, and on arriving at the sand found the schooner Hermann, of Boekzetelerfehn, bound from Harburg for Foole with oil-cake, had just beaten over the sand and was sinking; her crew of five men were in their boat, which was half full of water and attached* to the vessel by about fifty fathoms of rope.

The men were taken into the Life-boat, the vessel; shortly afterwards founderingin deep water. The Life-boat was towed back to Caister by a steam-tug and the shipwrecked men were conveyed to the Sailors' Home at Great Yarmouth..