On the night of the 20th March the harbour tug and the Life-boat Bradford were again called out to the assistance of the barque Gwydyr Castle, of Liverpool, which had stranded on the north end of the Goodwin Sands while bound from Port Pirie to Antwerp with a cargo of silver ore, the weather being moderately fine, but hazy. When the Life-boat went alongside the master asked for immediate help to get his ship off. This was shortly after 11 P.M., and about midnight a hawser was successfully taken to the tug, which, after trying for an hour, got the vessel afloat.

She then took her to a safe anchorage in the Downs, arriving there at 6 A.M.

Four of the Life-boatmen were left on board, and the tug and Life-boat then proceeded to the assistance of another vessel ashore abreast the East Goodwin Buoy. It was 7.30 A.M. when the Bradford and the tug got near this vessel, but they had to wait till noon before they could get alongside, as there was not sufficient water. On the Lifeboatmen boarding the ship, which was the schooner Begulus, of Riga, they found six Deal men there rendering assistance. When the tide had flowed sufficiently for the tug to get near the vessel a rope was taken on board, and by 1.30 P.M. the Megulus was towed off and taken to Ramsgate.