Shortly after midday on-the 10th. February a message was received, stating that a vessel was apparently on the North Buxey Sands, and the Life-boat Albert Edward was launched, but before she had proceeded far the vessel was forced by her sails, on the rising tide, over the sands and drove towards the beach.

When the Life-boat reached her she was found to be a derelict yacht named the Isidora ; one of the Life-boatmen jumped on board and endeavoured to wear the yacht, but she took the ground before anything could be done. As there was no trace of the yacht's crew the Life- boat proceeded to a schooner which lay to leeward of where she originally stranded, but they could give no in- formation respecting the missing men.

The Life-boat then returned to the yacht and took steps to try and save her, and at noon the next day they were successful in getting the vessel off and took her into Harwich Harbour.

During the service a S.W. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea, and during the whole of the twenty-four hours the men were on duty they were wet through by the breaking seas. It sub- sequently transpired that the crew of the yacht had landed at Margate..